洪武 hóng wǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1] (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, Temple name 明太祖[Ming2 Tai4 zu3]

CHARACTERS

洪 hóng vast, immense; flood, deluge
武 wǔ military; martial, warlike