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Usage of the character 舜

Shùn
[舜]
  • Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader
Yú Shùn
虞舜
[虞舜]
  • Yu Shun, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝 (wǔdì)
Lǐ Shùnchén
李舜臣
[李舜臣]
  • Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders
Shùndìlíng
舜帝陵
[舜帝陵]
  • several tombs of legendary Emperor Shun, one in Ningyuan county 寧遠縣/宁远县 ( Níngyuǎnxiàn) in southwest Hunan, another Yuncheng prefecture 運城/运城 ( Yùnchéng) Shanxi
Shùnrì Yáotiān
舜日尧天
[舜日堯天]
  • sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
Shùnrì Yáonián
舜日尧年
[舜日堯年]
  • sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds