吴任臣

Traditional form:

吳任臣

Pinyin (reading):

Wú Rènchén

Definitions:

• Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History of Ten States of South China 十國春秋／十国春秋

Characters:

• 吴 - one of several warring states; surname
• 任 - to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office
• 臣 - minister, statesman, official, vassal

Traditional characters:

• 吳 - one of several warring states; surname
• 任 - to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office
• 臣 - minister, statesman, official, vassal