戊戌

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

CEDICT

The thirty-fifth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Earth Dog" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

Wiktionary

第三十五個干支

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 戊 wù
  1. fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shítiāngān
  2. fifth in order
  3. letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  4. penta
2 戌 xū
  1. 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog
  2. ancient Chinese compass point: 300°

Containing this entry

戊戌六君子 Wùxū Liùjūnzǐ the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同 Tán Sìtóng, Lin Xu 林旭 Lín Xù, Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀 Yáng Shēnxiù, Liu Guangdi 劉光第 Liú Guāngdì, Kang Guangren 康廣仁 Kāng Guǎngrén and Yang Rui 楊銳 Yáng Ruì
戊戌政變 Wùxū Zhèngbiàn coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后 Cíxǐtàihòu ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
戊戌維新 Wùxū Wéixīn Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
戊戌變法 Wùxū Biànfǎ Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty