呂不韋 lǚ bù wéi

DEFINITIONS

  1. Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4], who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]

CHARACTERS

呂 lǚ surname; a musical note
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
韋 wéi tanned leather; surname; KangXi radical number 178