易水

Yìshuǐ

proper noun #86,110

Meanings

1 Yi River, river in western Hebei where Jing Ke was seen off on his mission to assassinate the King of Qin

Characters

Yi (name of the river)

Examples

HSK 4

易水是河北西部的一条河。

Yìshuǐ shì Héběi xībù de yì tiáo hé.

The Yi River is a river in western Hebei.

HSK 7-9

荆轲出发去刺杀秦王时，太子丹在易水边为他送行。

Jīng Kē chūfā qù cìshā Qínwáng shí, Tàizǐ Dān zài Yìshuǐ biān wèi tā sòngxíng.

When Jing Ke set out to assassinate the King of Qin, Prince Dan saw him off on the bank of the Yi River.

Tips

culture

At the farewell Jing Ke (荆轲) sang the two-line 易水歌, the Song of the Yi River: 风萧萧兮易水寒，壮士一去兮不复还, 'the wind soughs and the Yi River runs cold; the brave man goes and will not return'. He failed, and was killed at the Qin court in 227 BC.

Stroke Order

易 yì

水 shuǐ