战国

戰國

Zhànguó

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Meanings

1 Warring States period (475–221 BC)
2 era of seven rival kingdoms ended by Qin unification

Characters

state / country

Examples

战国七雄指的是秦、楚、齐、燕、韩、赵、魏。

Zhànguó qī xióng zhǐ de shì Qín, Chǔ, Qí, Yān, Hán, Zhào, Wèi.

The Seven Warring States were Qin, Chu, Qi, Yan, Han, Zhao and Wei.

战国时期百家争鸣。

Zhànguó shíqī bǎijiā zhēngmíng.

During the Warring States period, a hundred schools of thought contended.

Tips

history

Named after the Han-dynasty compilation 《战国策》 (Stratagems of the Warring States). The period is the philosophical peak of ancient China — Mencius, Zhuangzi, Han Feizi, and Sun Bin all lived here — and ends when Qin Shi Huang conquered the last rival in 221 BC.

Stroke Order

战 zhàn

国 guó