Kalmar "Confucius" tana nufin mabiyi ko mai ba da shawara ga koyarwar Confucius, masanin falsafa kuma mai tunani na kasar Sin wanda ya rayu a karni na 5 KZ. Confucianism ya jaddada dabi'u, kyawawan dabi'u, da mahimmancin dangantaka da zamantakewar al'umma, kuma ya yi tasiri sosai ga al'adu da al'ummar kasar Sin tsawon dubban shekaru. Saboda haka, ana yawan amfani da kalmar "Confucian" don kwatanta mutum ko falsafar da ta ƙunshi waɗannan ƙa'idodin.