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黄巾

Huáng jīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
refers to the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-121dde2495f27679. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

黃巾 黄巾 [Huang2 jin1] /refers to the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)/

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Other forms in these source records: 黃巾

  • 黄
    huáng

    yellow / pornographic / to fall through

    Huáng

    surname Huang or Hwang

  • 巾
    jīn

    towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.