克己复礼 in English ke4 ji3 fu4 li3 Meaning

Meanings

  • restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiomatic expression, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
  • (any number of possible translations)

Simplified Characters

克 己 复 礼

Traditional Characters

克 己 復 禮

Pinyin

ke4 ji3 fu4 li3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

克ke4abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia 己ji3self 复fu4to go and return 礼li3surname Li