乾隆 qián lóng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王[Bao3 Qin1 wang2], personal name 弘曆|弘历[Hong2 li4], reigned 1735-1799

CHARACTERS

乾 qián dry; first hexagram; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male)
隆 lóng prosperous, plentiful, abundant