張廷玉 zhāng tíng yù

DEFINITIONS

  1. Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史[Ming2 shi3] and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典[Kang1 xi1 Zi4 dian3]

CHARACTERS

張 zhāng stretch, extend, expand; sheet
廷 tíng court
玉 yù jade, precious stone, gem