玄武门之变 xuán wǔ mén zhī biàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗

CHARACTERS

玄 xuán deep, profound, abstruse; KangXi radical 95
武 wǔ
HSK 5
military; martial, warlike
门 mén
HSK 2
gate, door, entrance, opening
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
变 biàn
HSK 3
change, transform, alter; rebel