吕不韦

Traditional form:

呂不韋

Pinyin (reading):

Lü Bùwéi

Definitions:

• Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦國／秦国 ( Qínguó), subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代 ( Qíndài) Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政 ( Yíng Zhèng), who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 ( Qín Shǐhuáng)

Characters:

• 吕 - a musical note; surname
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 韦 - tanned leather; surname

Traditional characters:

• 呂 - a musical note; surname
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 韋 - tanned leather; surname