介之推 jiè zhī tuī

DEFINITIONS

  1. Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公, in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明 (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated

CHARACTERS

介 jiè
HSK 2
forerunner, herald, harbinger; to lie between; sea shell; to wear armor
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
推 tuī
HSK 4
push, expel; push forward