陈桥

陳橋

Chénqiáo

proper noun

Meanings

1 Chenqiao, old post station near Kaifeng in Henan, where troops proclaimed Zhao Kuangyin emperor in 960

Characters

Chen (a surname)

Examples

HSK 3

陈桥离开封不远。

Chénqiáo lí Kāifēng bù yuǎn.

Chenqiao is not far from Kaifeng.

HSK 7-9

赵匡胤带着军队来到陈桥，部下就拥立他做了皇帝。

Zhào Kuāngyìn dài zhe jūnduì láidào Chénqiáo, bùxià jiù yōnglì tā zuò le huángdì.

When Zhao Kuangyin led his army as far as Chenqiao, his officers made him emperor.

Tips

history

In the Chenqiao Mutiny (陈桥兵变) of 960, officers threw a yellow imperial robe over Zhao Kuangyin, the origin of the idiom 黄袍加身, and he went on to found the Song dynasty. The post station, 陈桥驿, is now a town in Fengqiu County, on the north side of today's Yellow River.

Stroke Order

陈 chén

桥 qiáo