辛亥革命 xīn hài gé mìng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Xinhai Revolution (1911), which ended the Qing Dynasty

CHARACTERS

辛 xīn bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem
亥 hài 12th terrestrial branch
革 gé leather, animal hides; rad. 177
命 mìng life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction