燕太子丹 in English Yan1 Tai4 zi3 Dan1 Meaning

Meanings

  • Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC (Before Christ)), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政[Qin2 Ying2 Zheng4] (later the First Emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]) by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jing1 Ke1] in 227 BC (Before Christ)

Simplified Characters

燕 太 子 丹

Traditional Characters

燕 太 子 丹

Pinyin

Yan1 Tai4 zi3 Dan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

燕yan4Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning 太tai4highest 子zi5son 丹dan1red