玄武门之变

xuán wǔ mén zhī biàn

Definitions

1. Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗

Child Words of 玄武门之变

• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 玄 玄 xuán: black
• 变 变 biàn: to change
• 武 武 wǔ: martial
• 玄武 玄武 xuán wǔ: Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky)
• 门 门 mén: gate