刘基

Traditional form:

劉基

Pinyin (reading):

Liú Jī

Definitions:

• Liu Ji or Liu Bowen 劉伯溫／刘伯温 ( Liú Bówēn) (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 ( Zhū Yuánzhāng), with a reputation as a military genius

Characters:

• 刘 - to kill, to destroy; surname
• 基 - foundation, base

Traditional characters:

• 劉 - to kill, to destroy; surname
• 基 - foundation, base