liù
cháo

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Meaning of 六朝

六朝 means the Six Dynasties (Wu, Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen), all with capitals at Jiankang (modern Nanjing); the Northern and Southern Dynasties period (broadly referring to the era of political division between the 3rd and 6th centuries). Pronounced liù cháo.

  • the Six Dynasties (Wu, Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen), all with capitals at Jiankang (modern Nanjing)
  • the Northern and Southern Dynasties period (broadly referring to the era of political division between the 3rd and 6th centuries)

Definitions & Examples

Nán
jīng
shì
zhù
míng
de
liù
cháo
 

Nanjing is a famous ancient capital of the Six Dynasties.

Liù
cháo
shí
shì
Zhōng
guó
shǐ
shàng
zhòng
yào
de
jiē
duàn
 

The Six Dynasties period was an important stage in Chinese history.

Zhè
zuò
guǎn
zhuān
mén
shōu
cáng
liù
cháo
de
wén
 

This museum specializes in collecting cultural relics from the Six Dynasties.

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