顧炎武 gù yán wǔ

Gu Yanwu, Ming-Qing scholar and thinker

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知录rì zhī lù

Characters

Character Meaning
顧 gù
to look after; to attend to; to take into consideration
炎 yán HSK 6
flame; inflammation; -itis
武 wǔ HSK 5
martial; military; surname Wu