四一二惨案

Traditional form:

四一二慘案

Pinyin (reading):

sìyī'èrcǎn'àn

Definitions:

• the massacre of 12th Mar 1927
• the Shanghai coup of 12th Mar 1927 by Chiang Kai-shek against the communists

Characters:

• 四 - four
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 二 - two; twice
• 惨 - miserable, wretched; cruel, inhuman
• 案 - file, legal case; bench, table

Traditional characters:

• 四 - four
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 二 - two; twice
• 慘 - miserable, wretched; cruel, inhuman
• 案 - file, legal case; bench, table