liù​jūn​zǐ

Six Gentlemen

Senses

六君子 liù​jūn​zǐ Six Gentlemen

In the Book of Rites 礼记 lǐ​jì, refers to six exemplary rulers: Yu the Great, Tang of Shang, King Wen, King Wu, King Cheng, and the Duke of Zhou

六君子 liù​jūn​zǐ Six Trees

A collective term used in traditional Chinese painting for six types of trees: pine, cypress, camphor, nanmu, locust, and elm.

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