滕国

滕國

Téngguó

proper noun

Meanings

1 Teng, a small Zhou-dynasty state around today's Tengzhou, Shandong

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

滕国是周朝的一个小国。

Téngguó shì Zhōucháo de yí ge xiǎo guó.

Teng was a small state of the Zhou dynasty.

HSK 7-9

孟子到过滕国，劝滕文公实行仁政。

Mèngzǐ dào guo Téngguó, quàn Téng Wéngōng shíxíng rénzhèng.

Mencius went to Teng and urged Duke Wen of Teng to govern with benevolence.

Tips

history

Founded for a son of King Wen of Zhou, it was squeezed between the great states of 齐 and 楚, a worry its ruler put to 孟子. Two chapters of the Mencius are named after him, 滕文公.

Stroke Order

滕 Téng

国 guó