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三不朽

sān bù xiǔ

3-character word

What 三不朽 means

1. the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue {立德|lì dé}, one's service {立功|lì gōng} and one's writings {立言|lì yán} (from the Zuo Zhuan {左传|Zuǒ Zhuàn})

The characters in 三不朽

• 三sānthree; 3
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 朽xiǔrotten

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