黄兴

黃興

Huáng Xīng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Huang Xing, revolutionary leader and close collaborator of Sun Yat-sen

About Huang Xing

1874–1916 · 革命家 revolutionary

Revolutionary who founded the 同盟会 with 孙中山 in 1905 and led its armed risings, among them the 1911 黄花岗 rising in Guangzhou. The two were spoken of together as 孙黄.

Also called 克强、黄轸

Characters

黄

Huáng

surname Huang; yellow

兴

Xīng

prosper, rise

Examples

HSK 6

黄兴是辛亥革命的主要领导人之一。

Huáng Xīng shì Xīnhài gémìng de zhǔyào lǐngdǎorén zhīyī.

Huang Xing was one of the main leaders of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution.

HSK 6

孙中山和黄兴并称"孙黄"。

Sūn Zhōngshān hé Huáng Xīng bìng chēng " Sūn Huáng ".

Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing were jointly known as 'Sun-Huang'.

Tips

history

A bullet took two fingers of his right hand in the 1911 Guangzhou rising, earning him the nickname 八指将军 'the Eight-Fingered General'. Changsha renamed a main street 黄兴路 after him in 1934, and he is buried on the city's 岳麓山.

Stroke Order

黄 huáng

兴 xīng

黄兴