左丘明 zuǒ qiū míng

Zuo Qiuming, ancient historian of Lu

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. Zuo Qiuming or Zuoqiu Ming (556-451), famous blind historian from Lu lǔ guó to whom the history Zuo Zhuan zuǒ zhuàn is attributed

Characters

Character Meaning
left; surname Zuo; the Left (politics)
surname Qiu; mound; hillock
bright; (of meaning) clear; to understand