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乾嘉三大家

Qián Jiā Sān Dà jiā

5-character word

What 乾嘉三大家 means

1. the three leading poets of the Qianlong-Jiaqing era (1735–1820), who championed personal expression and innovation in Qing poetry: Yuan Mei {袁枚|Yuán Méi}, Jiang Shiquan {蒋士铨|Jiǎng Shì quán} and Zhao Yi {赵翼|Zhào Yì}

The characters in 乾嘉三大家

• 乾qiánone of the Eight Trigrams 八卦; male principle; ☰
• 嘉jiāexcellent; auspicious; to praise
• 三sānthree; 3
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 家jiāused in 家伙