吕布

呂布

Lǚ Bù

proper noun

Meanings

1 Lü Bu (d. 198), late Han warlord regarded as the greatest fighter of his age
2 courtesy name Fengxian (奉先)

Characters

surname Lü; backbone

cloth; to spread

Examples

HSK 3

人中吕布，马中赤兔。

Rén zhōng Lǚ Bù, mǎ zhōng Chìtù.

Among men, Lü Bu; among horses, Red Hare.

HSK 7-9

吕布用方天画戟作战。

Lǚ Bù yòng fāngtiānhuàjǐ zuòzhàn.

Lü Bu fought with a Sky-Piercer halberd.

Tips

culture

Lü Bu is the archetypal turncoat of Chinese lore - he killed two foster fathers (Ding Yuan, then Dong Zhuo) and is labelled 三姓家奴 ('three-surname slave') in 三国演义. Despite this, he is depicted as peerless in single combat, paired with the legendary steed Red Hare (赤兔).

memory

Think of Lü Bu whenever you see the chengyu describing a reckless yet unbeatable fighter - he is the face of the Dynasty Warriors franchise and a perennial S-tier hero in Chinese gaming.

In Pop Culture

方天画戟 fāngtiānhuàjǐ

Lü Bu's signature weapon, iconic in Koei's Dynasty Warriors games and countless TV dramas

Stroke Order

吕 lǚ

布 bù