建安七子 jiàn'ānqīzǐ Seven Scholars of Jian'an Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 建安 jiàn'ān Jian'an (Han era) The reign name of Emperor Xian (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty.七 qī numeral seven seven; 7; (banker's numeral) 柒 qī子 zǐ noun master (literary) master or teacher, used as a title of respect; also used as a polite way to say "you"