戊戌
wù
xū

Definitions

  1. 1. thirty-fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018

Components

  • 戊 wù – fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
  • 戌 xū – 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog

Related Words

  • 戊戌变法 Wù xū Biàn fǎ – PN:Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
  • 戊戌政变 Wù xū Zhèng biàn – PN:coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou
  • 戊戌维新 Wù xū Wéi xīn – PN:Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty