姜子牙 jiāng zǐ yá

Jiang Ziya, wise adviser and strategist

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王zhōu wén wáng and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韬liù tāo, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书wǔ jīng qī shū

Characters

Character Meaning
姜 jiāng
ginger; surname Jiang; variant of 薑jiāng
子 zǐ HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child
牙 yá HSK 3
tooth; ivory