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徐福

Xú Fú
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Xu Fu (3rd century BC)
  2. 2 Qin dynasty court alchemist sent by Qin Shi Huang to find the elixir of immortality

Examples

HSK 6
据说徐福东渡日本，再也没有回来。
Jùshuō Xú Fú dōngdù Rìběn, zàiyě méiyǒu huílái.
Legend says Xu Fu sailed east to Japan and never returned.
HSK 7-9
秦始皇派徐福去寻找长生不老药。
Qín Shǐhuáng pài Xú Fú qù xúnzhǎo chángshēng-bùlǎo yào.
Qin Shi Huang sent Xu Fu to find the elixir of immortality.

Tips

history
Recorded in 《史记》 (Records of the Grand Historian). Qin Shi Huang gave him a fleet of ships and 3,000 young men and women to find the immortals' isles. He sailed east and disappeared; Japanese folklore identifies him as having landed there, with shrines dedicated to him in Wakayama and Saga.

In Pop Culture

徐福东渡 Xúfú dōng dù
Xu Fu's voyage east
A recurring motif in Chinese and Japanese historical fiction, anime, and games (e.g. Fate/Grand Order features Xu Fu as a Servant). Often invoked when discussing early China-Japan contact.

Stroke Order

徐 xú
福 fú