乾嘉三大家 qián jiā sān dà jiā

DEFINITIONS

  1. Three great poets of the Qianlong and Jiaqing era (1735-1820), namely: Yuan Mei 袁枚, Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨 and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼

CHARACTERS

乾 qián dry; first hexagram; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male)
嘉 jiā
HSK 5
excellent; joyful; auspicious
三 sān
HSK 1
three
大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
家 jiā
HSK 1
house, home, residence; family