张廷玉

張廷玉

Zhāng Tíngyù

proper noun

Meanings

1 Zhang Tingyu (1672–1755), Qing statesman who served three emperors and led the compilation of the History of Ming

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

张廷玉是清朝有名的大臣。

Zhāng Tíngyù shì Qīngcháo yǒumíng de dàchén.

Zhang Tingyu was a famous minister of the Qing dynasty.

HSK 6

张廷玉先后在康熙、雍正、乾隆三朝做官。

Zhāng Tíngyù xiānhòu zài Kāngxī, Yōngzhèng, Qiánlóng sān cháo zuòguān.

Zhang Tingyu served as an official through three reigns: Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong.

Tips

history

He was chief editor of the 《明史》 (History of Ming), and the only Han Chinese official of the Qing given a tablet in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the 太庙. His father 张英 is the hero of the "Six-Foot Lane" story, 六尺巷, which some tellings give to the son.

Stroke Order

张 zhāng

廷 tíng

玉 yù