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汉淮阴侯韩信
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Hán Xìn
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韩信

韓信
Hán Xìn
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Han Xin, the general who won the empire for Liu Bang, founder of the Han dynasty

About Han Xin

c. 231–196 BC · 军事家 military leader

Liu Bang's commander, who defeated his rival 项羽 and was later put to death by Empress Lü on a charge of treason. His life gave the idioms 胯下之辱, 背水一战 and 多多益善.

Also called  淮阴侯、 兵仙

Examples

HSK 4
韩信是汉朝的开国大将。
Hán Xìn shì Hàncháo de kāiguó dàjiàng.
Han Xin was one of the great generals who founded the Han dynasty.
HSK 6
刘邦问韩信能带多少兵，韩信说：“多多益善。”
Liú Bāng wèn Hán Xìn néng dài duōshao bīng, Hán Xìn shuō: " Duōduō-yìshàn. "
Liu Bang asked Han Xin how many troops he could command, and Han Xin said, 'The more the better.'

Tips

culture
Each of his idioms has a story: 胯下之辱, from crawling between a bully's legs as a young man rather than fight; 背水一战, from a battle fought with a river at his men's backs so they could not run; 多多益善 'the more the better', his answer when Liu Bang asked how many troops he could lead.
history
萧何 chased after him when he deserted and talked 刘邦 into making him commander, then later lured him into the trap that killed him. Hence 成也萧何，败也萧何, 'made by Xiao He, undone by Xiao He', for one cause behind both success and ruin.

Stroke Order

韩 Hán
信 xìn