洛邑

Luòyì

proper noun

Meanings

1 Luoyi, the Zhou city at present-day Luoyang, capital of the Eastern Zhou from 770 BC

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

洛邑在今天的洛阳一带。

Luòyì zài jīntiān de Luòyáng yídài.

Luoyi stood in the area of today's Luoyang.

HSK 7-9

公元前770年，周平王迁都洛邑。

Gōngyuánqián qībǎi qīshí nián, Zhōu Píngwáng qiāndū Luòyì.

In 770 BC King Ping of Zhou moved the capital to Luoyi.

Tips

history

The Duke of Zhou (周公) built Luoyi soon after the Zhou conquest of Shang, as an eastern base for ruling the Central Plains. King Ping's move there in 770 BC marks the start of the 东周, the Eastern Zhou.

Stroke Order

洛 luò

邑 yì