朱棣

Zhū Dì

proper noun

Meanings

1 Zhu Di (1360–1424), the Yongle Emperor, third emperor of the Ming dynasty (reigned 1402–1424)

明成祖 Míng Chéngzǔ Yongle Emperor · monarch, 1360–1424

Characters

bush cherry (a tree)

Examples

HSK 6

朱棣是明朝的第三位皇帝。

Zhū Dì shì Míngcháo de dìsān wèi huángdì.

Zhu Di was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty.

HSK 6

朱棣做了皇帝以后，把首都从南京搬到了北京。

Zhū Dì zuò le huángdì yǐhòu, bǎ shǒudū cóng Nánjīng bāndào le Běijīng.

After Zhu Di became emperor, he moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing.

Tips

history

As Prince of Yan (燕王) he guarded the northern frontier from 北平, today's Beijing. When his nephew the 建文帝 began stripping the princes of their power, he rose in revolt in 1399, calling it 靖难 'quelling the troubles', and took 南京 in 1402. As the Yongle Emperor he built the 紫禁城, sent 郑和's fleets across the Indian Ocean and had the vast 《永乐大典》 compiled.

usage

His reign name was 永乐. His temple name was first 太宗, and in 1538 it was raised to 成祖, so histories call him 明成祖.

Stroke Order

朱 zhū

棣 dì