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燕太子丹

YānTàizǐDān

Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin [[秦嬴政]] (later the First Emperor [[秦始皇]]) by Jing Ke [[荆轲]] in 227 BC

Noun

Character Breakdown

燕
yàn
lovebird, swallow
太
tài
very, too much; big; extreme
HSK 1
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1
丹
dān
cinnabar, red, vermilion; pellet, powder

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Chinese
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