戊戌六君子 wù xū liù jūn zǐ

Six reform martyrs executed in 1898

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Definitions

  1. 1. the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong tán sì tóng, Lin Xu lín xù, Yang Shenxiu yáng shēn xiù, Liu Guangdi liú guāng dì, Kang Guangren 广kāng guǎng rén and Yang Rui yáng ruì

Characters

Character Meaning
fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems shí tiān gān
see qū qu er
six; 6
lord; ruler; monarch
(noun suffix); son; child