王仙芝 wáng xiān zhī

DEFINITIONS

  1. Wang Xianzhi, peasant leader during Huang Chao peasant uprising 黃巢起義|黄巢起义 875-884 in late Tang

CHARACTERS

王 wáng
HSK 5
king, ruler; royal; surname
仙 xiān
HSK 6
Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
芝 zhī sesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; 'a divine and felicitous plant' (Karlgren)