嘉靖

Jiājìng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Jiajing Emperor (1507-1567)
2 11th emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned 1521-1567

Characters

excellent/auspicious

peaceful/pacify

Examples

HSK 6

嘉靖皇帝在位四十五年，长期不上朝。

Jiājìng huángdì zàiwèi sìshíwǔ nián, chángqī bù shàngcháo.

The Jiajing Emperor reigned for forty-five years and for long stretches refused to hold court.

HSK 7-9

嘉靖年间倭寇在东南沿海肆虐。

Jiājìng niánjiān wōkòu zài dōngnán yánhǎi sìnüè.

During the Jiajing era, Japanese pirates ravaged the southeast coast.

Tips

history

'Jiajing' is the reign-era name (年号), not a personal name - his given name was Zhu Houcong (朱厚熜). Obsessed with Daoist immortality elixirs; a group of palace maids nearly assassinated him in 1542 (the 壬寅宫变). Central figure in the acclaimed TV drama 《大明王朝1566》.

Stroke Order

嘉 jiā

靖 jìng