顾炎武 gù yán wǔ

DEFINITIONS

  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 日知錄|日知录

CHARACTERS

顾 gù
HSK 3
look back; look at; look after
炎 yán
HSK 6
flame, blaze; hot
武 wǔ
HSK 5
military; martial, warlike