伍子胥 wǔ zǐ xū

Wu Zixu (-484 BC), powerful politician in Wu

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Wu Zixu (-484 BC), powerful politician in Wu
  2. 2. famous as destitute refugee begging in Wu town, cf 吴市吹箫wú shì chuī xiāo

Characters

Character Meaning
伍 wǔ HSK 6
five (banker's anti-fraud numeral); surname Wu
子 zǐ HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child
胥 xū
surname Xu; assist; all