白起

Traditional form:

白起

Pinyin (reading):

Bái Qǐ

Definitions:

• Bai Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin 秦國／秦国, the victor at 長平／长平 in 260 BC
• same as 公孫起／公孙起

Characters:

• 白 - white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up

Traditional characters:

• 白 - white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up