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吴起
吳起
WúQǐ
1. Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), author of Wuzi [[吳子|吴子<Wúzǐ>]], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China [[武經七書|武经七书<WǔjīngQīshū>]]
Noun

Character Breakdown

吴
wú
one of several warring states; surname
7 丶
起
qǐ
to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
HSK 1 10 丶

Compound Words (1)

吴起县
Wúqǐxiàn
Wuqi county in Yan'an [[延安<Yánān>]], Shaanxi

Alternate Entries

吴起
Wúqǐ
Wuqi county in Yan'an [[延安<Yánān>]], Shaanxi

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