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刘贤

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Meanings

  1. 1 Liu Xian (Chinese name); historically the name of Liu Xian (刘贤, d. 154 BCE), Prince of Wu's heir during the Han dynasty, whose death over a board-game dispute with the future emperor sparked the Rebellion of the Seven States

Examples

吴王太子刘贤因下棋争执而被打死。
Wúwáng tàizǐ Liúxián yīn xiàqí zhēngzhí ér bèi dǎsǐ.
Crown Prince Liu Xian of Wu was killed in a quarrel over a chess game.
我同事刘贤刚升职了。
Wǒ tóngshì Liúxián gāng shēngzhí le.
My colleague Liu Xian just got promoted.

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history
In 157 BCE, young Liu Xian got into a liubo (六博) board-game fight with then-crown-prince Liu Qi (later Emperor Jing) and was killed when the prince struck him with the game board. The resulting grudge helped ignite the 七国之乱 (Rebellion of the Seven States) in 154 BCE.

Stroke Order

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