the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Rú jiā], Daoists 道家[Dào jiā], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yīn yáng jiā], Legalists 法家[Fǎ jiā], Logicians 名家[Míng jiā], Mohists 墨家[Mò jiā], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zòng héng jiā], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Zá jiā], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nóng jiā]