魏伯阳

魏伯陽
Wèi Bóyáng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Wei Boyang, Eastern Han Daoist alchemist, the traditional author of the Cantongqi

Examples

HSK 6
Xiāngchuán 《 Cāntóngqì 》 shì Wèi Bóyáng xiě de.
The Cantongqi is said to have been written by Wei Boyang.
HSK 7-9
Chuánshuō Wèi Bóyáng zài shān lǐ liàndān, zuìhòu chéng le xiān.
Legend says Wei Boyang made elixirs in the mountains and in the end became an immortal.

Tips

culture
In 葛洪's 《神仙传》 he tests three disciples with an elixir that kills his dog. He takes it himself and drops dead; one disciple follows him and the other two leave. Master, disciple and dog then come back to life and rise as immortals.

Stroke Order

魏 Wèi
伯 bó
阳 yáng