戊戌六君子 wù xū liù jūn zǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同|谭嗣同[Tan2 Si4 tong2], Lin Xu 林旭[Lin2 Xu4], Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀|杨深秀[Yang2 Shen1 xiu4], Liu Guangdi 劉光第|刘光第[Liu2 Guang1 di4], Kang Guangren 康廣仁|康广仁[Kang1 Guang3 ren2] and Yang Rui 楊銳|杨锐[Yang2 Rui4]

CHARACTERS

戊 wù 5th heavenly stem
戌 xū 11th terrestrial branch
六 liù
HSK 1
number six
君 jūn
HSK 6
sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
子 zǐ
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch