戊戌政变

wù xū zhèng biàn

Definitions

1. coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后[cí xǐ tài hòu] ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

Child Words of 戊戌政变

• 变 biàn: to change
• 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
• 政 zhèng: political
• 政变 zhèng biàn: coup d'état