Talk:Xun Zi

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[edit] Image needed

I need an image on Xun Zi.Also,we need to expand the article about him.-User:Agoodperson

[edit] Spelling

I believe that proper Pinyin would be "Xunzi" for both the man and the book.

I agree. I think the rules of pinyin state that the "Zi" title, meaning "master", should be written together with the name in the previous syllable. See the rules at pinyin.info (section 2.3: Kǒngzǐ). I think it should be Xunzi, just like Zhuangzi, Laozi, Mozi and so on. It is not the first time I come across the distinction between "Xun Zi" for the person and "Xunzi" for the book, but there does not seem to be any justification for that in the rules of pinyin, and it results in a spelling distinction that, albeit useful, does not exist when the name is written in Chinese characters. --AngelRiesgo 01:06, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Faulty URL

The external link to http://theosophy.org/tlodocs/teachers/HsunTzu.htm (second link) does not work. -- Anthee (talk) 00:06, 29 March 2008 (UTC)