Sūn Jiāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms
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Original source entry:

孫堅 孙坚 [Sun1 Jian1] /Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms/

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Other forms in these source records: 孫堅

  • 孙
    sūn

    grandson / descendant

    Sūn

    surname Sun

  • 坚
    jiān

    strong / solid / firm / unyielding / resolute

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