正燮

Zhèngxiè
proper noun #33,442

Meanings

  1. 1 Zhengxie - given name; most famously the courtesy name of Yu Zhengxie (1775-1840), Qing-dynasty scholar and progressive thinker

Examples

HSK 4
正燮著作癸巳类稿流传至今
Zhèngxiè de zhùzuò 《 Guǐsì Lèigǎo 》 liúchuán zhìjīn.
Zhengxie's work "Guisi Leigao" has been handed down to today.
HSK 7-9
Yú Zhèngxiè shì Qīngdài yǒumíng de xuézhě.
Yu Zhengxie was a famous Qing-dynasty scholar.

Tips

history
正燮 Yu Zhengxie (1775-1840) was an Anhui-born Qing scholar known for unusually progressive views on women - his essays defended widow remarriage and criticized footbinding centuries before such ideas became mainstream. The name pairs ('upright') with ('to harmonize'), an auspicious classical combination.
mistakes
The character ('to harmonize') is rare and often misread. Don't confuse it with ('to change') - they look superficially similar but the bottom of is , while ends in .

Stroke Order

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