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戊戌六君子

Wù xū Liù jūn zǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同|谭嗣同[Tán Sì tóng], Lin Xu 林旭[Lín Xù], Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀|杨深秀[Yáng Shēn xiù], Liu Guangdi 劉光第|刘光第[Liú Guāng dì], Kang Guangren 康廣仁|康广仁[Kāng Guǎng rén] and Yang Rui 楊銳|杨锐[Yáng Ruì]
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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.

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Original source entry:

戊戌六君子 戊戌六君子 [Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi3] /the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同|谭嗣同[Tan2 Si4 tong2], Lin Xu 林旭[Lin2 Xu4], Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀|杨深秀[Yang2 Shen1 xiu4], Liu Guangdi 劉光第|刘光第[Liu2 Guang1 di4], Kang Guangren 康廣仁|康广仁[Kang1 Guang3 ren2] and Yang Rui 楊銳|杨锐[Yang2 Rui4]/

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  • 戊
    wù

    fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] / fifth in order / letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / penta

  • 戌
    qu

    used in 屈戌兒|屈戌儿[qū qu r]

    xū

    11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog / ancient Chinese compass point: 300°

  • 六
    liù

    six / 6

    lù

    used in place names

  • 君
    jūn

    monarch / lord / gentleman / ruler

  • 子
    zǐ

    son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

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