林则徐 lín zé xú

DEFINITIONS

  1. Lin Zexu or Lin Tse-hsu "Commissioner Lin" (1785-1850), Qing official whose anti-opium activities led to first Opium war with Britain 1840-1842

CHARACTERS

林 lín
HSK 4
forest, grove; surname
则 zé
HSK 4
rule, law, regulation; grades
徐 xú slowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified