阖闾

闔閭
Hé Lǘ
  1. King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)
  2. also called 阖庐

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 阖 hé
  1. door
  2. to close
  3. whole
2 闾 lǘ
  1. gate of a village
  2. village

Containing this entry

吴王阖闾 Wúwáng Hé Lǘ
  1. King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
  2. also called 吴王阖庐
阖闾城 Hélǘchéng capital city of King Helu of Wu from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu

Related entries

吴王阖庐 Wúwáng Hé Lú
  1. King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)
  2. also called 吴王阖闾
阖庐 Hé Lú
  1. King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)
  2. also called 阖闾