三藩之乱
sān fān zhī luàn · Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
Character breakdown
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How to learn 三藩之乱
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Words with the same characters
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it
三sānsurname San; three; 3
乱luànin confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary
之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
之后zhīhòuafter; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
之间zhījiān(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1])