闔閭

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

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 闔 hé
  1. door
  2. to close
  3. whole
2 閭 lǘ
  1. gate of a village
  2. village

Containing this entry

吳王闔閭 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 吳王闔廬
闔閭城 Hélǘchéng capital city of King Helu of Wu from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu

Related entries

吳王闔廬 Wúwáng Hé Lú
  1. King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)
  2. also called 吳王闔閭
闔廬 Hé Lú
  1. King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)
  2. also called 闔閭