戊戌六君子

wù xū liù jūn zǐ

Definitions

1. 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]

Child Words of 戊戌六君子

• 六 liù: six
• 君子 jūn zǐ: nobleman
• 子 zǐ: son
• 君 jūn: monarch
• 戊 wù: fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]
• 戊戌 wù xū: thirty-fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018
• 戌 xū: 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog