李广

李廣
Lǐ Guǎng
proper noun #94,900

Meanings

  1. 1 Li Guang (d. 119 BCE), Western Han dynasty general nicknamed the Flying General (飞将军)

Examples

HSK 5
Táng dài shīrén Wáng Chānglíng xiě guo huáiniàn Lǐ Guǎng de shī.
The Tang poet Wang Changling wrote poems commemorating Li Guang.
HSK 7-9
Lǐ Guǎng shì Hàn dài kàngjī Xiōngnú de zhùmíng jiànglǐng.
Li Guang was a famous Han-dynasty general who fought the Xiongnu.

Tips

history
Li Guang served three Han emperors and led over seventy campaigns against the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu so feared him they nicknamed him 飞将军 the Flying General. Despite his fame he was repeatedly passed over for noble rank - Sima Qian's biography in 《史记》 made his fate the archetype of the brilliant officer denied his due, captured in the chengyu 李广难封.

In Pop Culture

使龙城 Dàn shǐ lóngchéng fēi jiàng zài, bù jiāo hú mǎ dù Yīn shān
If only the Flying General of Dragon City were here, no Hu horse would dare cross Mount Yin
Famous couplet from Wang Changling's 《出塞》, alluding to Li Guang.

Stroke Order

广 guǎng