安德海 ān dé hǎi

DEFINITIONS

  1. An Dehai (-1869), the Qing equivalent of Rasputin, all-powerful court eunuch with the dowager empress Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4], executed in 1869 by her rival Empress Mother Empress Dowager Ci'an 慈安皇太后

CHARACTERS

安 ān peaceful, tranquil, quiet
德 dé ethics, morality, virtue
海 hǎi sea, ocean; maritime