永贞革新

Traditional form:

永貞革新

Pinyin (reading):

Yǒngzhēn Géxīn

Definitions:

• Yongzhen Reform, Tang dynasty failed reform movement of 805 led by Wang Shuwen 王叔文 ( Wáng Shūwén)

Characters:

• 永 - long; perpetual, eternal; forever
• 贞 - virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
• 革 - leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove
• 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern

Traditional characters:

• 永 - long; perpetual, eternal; forever
• 貞 - virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
• 革 - leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove
• 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern