明孝陵

Traditional form:

明孝陵

Pinyin (reading):

Míngxiàolíng

Definitions:

• Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 ( Zhū Yuánzhāng), a World Heritage site

Characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 孝 - filial piety, obedience; mourning
• 陵 - hill, mound; mausoleum

Traditional characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 孝 - filial piety, obedience; mourning
• 陵 - hill, mound; mausoleum