秦琼

秦瓊
Qín Qióng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Qin Qiong (d. 638), early Tang general and folk hero, one of the two classic door gods

Examples

HSK 5
Qín Qióng shì Tángcháo chūnián de míngjiàng.
Qin Qiong was a famous general of the early Tang.
HSK 5
Guònián de shíhou, hěnduō jiātíng zài dàmén shàng tiē Qín Qióng hé Yùchí Gōng de huàxiàng.
At New Year many families paste pictures of Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong on their front doors.

Tips

culture
His courtesy name was 叔宝, so storytellers call him 秦叔宝. The opera 《秦琼卖马》 shows him broke and stranded, forced to sell his beloved horse, and it is still the picture of a good man down on his luck.

Stroke Order

秦 Qín
琼 qióng