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呂不韋

简吕不韦 · 繁呂不韋

Mandarin · pinyin Lǚ Bù wéi

Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦國 Qín guó, subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代 Qín dài Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政 Yíng Zhèng, who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 Qín Shǐ huáng

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
韋: Look up this written character
吕: lǚ · surname; a musical note
韦: wéi · tanned leather; surname; simplified form of Kangxi radical 178

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3–4–2 · Lu:3 Bu4 wei2

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