曾国藩

曾國藩
ZēngGuófān
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty statesman, military leader, and Confucian scholar, suppressed the Taiping Rebellion and founded the Xiang Army

Examples

Zēngguófān zhènyā le Tàipíng tiānguó.
Zeng Guofan suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
《 Zēngguófān Jiā shū 》 zhìjīn guǎng wéi liúchuán.
Zeng Guofan's Family Letters are still widely read today.

Tips

culture
曾国藩 is a Chinese management-book favorite — his 《》 (Family Letters) are marketed as the Qing version of self-help literature. Modern CEOs study his formula of 戒骄戒躁 (guard against arrogance and impetuousness) as a leadership model.

Stroke Order

céng
guó
fān