The collective name of the literati intellectuals in ancient China was?

Ancient Chinese literati intellectuals are collectively known as scholars. Western Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn Period, "Shi" in politics between the ministers and common people, in the lowest level of the aristocracy; Shi Dafu's title is the middle of the Warring States period before popularized, refers to the scholar and the bureaucrats into one; Ming and Qing Dynasty "scholar from the business, businessmen into the civil service", is a major feature of the change in social structure, is a major change in social structure. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, "the scholar went from business to business, and the businessman joined the government", which was a major feature of the social structure change. The "poor is good to oneself, and to the world" reflects the self-cultivation and sense of social responsibility of the scholar class.