闽越

閩越
Mǐnyuè
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Minyue, an ancient Yue people of today's Fujian and the kingdom they founded under the Han dynasty

Examples

HSK 5
Mǐnyuè shì gǔdài Yuèrén de yì zhī.
The Minyue were one branch of the ancient Yue peoples.
HSK 6
Mǐnyuè de dūchéng Dōngyě jiù zài jīntiān de Fúzhōu.
The Minyue capital, Dongye, stood on the site of today's Fuzhou.

Tips

history
Its first king, 无诸, claimed descent from 勾践 of Yue and was made King of Minyue in 202 BCE. After repeated revolts, Emperor Wu of Han conquered the land in 110 BCE and moved its people north to the region between the Yangtze and the Huai.
mistakes
Same pinyin as 闽粤 "Fujian and Guangdong": 越 is the ancient Yue peoples, 粤 the short name of Guangdong.

Stroke Order

闽 mǐn
越 yuè