The education systems in many East Asian countries are still deeply influenced by Confucianism.

Confucianism 是由 Confucius（孔子）加上后缀 -ism 构成的名词。Confucius 是拉丁语对孔子的称呼，-ism 表示"主义、学说、体系"，所以 Confucianism 指"孔子创立的儒家思想体系"。