燕太子丹 yān tài zǐ dān

DEFINITIONS

  1. Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荆轲 in 227 BC

CHARACTERS

燕 yān swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
太 tài
HSK 1
very, too, much; big; extreme
子 zǐ
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
丹 dān cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)