吴王阖闾
Traditional form:
吳王闔閭
Pinyin (reading):
Wúwáng Hé Lü
Definitions:
- King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
- also called 吳王闔廬／吴王阖庐
Characters:
- 吴 - one of several warring states; surname
- 王 - king, ruler; royal; surname
- 阖 - to close; whole, entire, all
- 闾 - a village of twenty-five families
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