南越国

南越國
Nányuèguó
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Nanyue (204–111 BC), the kingdom founded by Zhao Tuo, with its capital at Panyu, today's Guangzhou

Examples

HSK 4
Nányuèguó de dūchéng shì Pānyú.
The capital of Nanyue was Panyu.
HSK 6
Nányuèguó hòulái bèi Hànwǔdì miè le.
Nanyue was later conquered by Emperor Wu of Han.

Tips

history
赵佗, a Qin commander in the south, set up 南越国 after the fall of Qin, and its lands took in today's Guangdong, Guangxi and northern Vietnam. In 1983 the tomb of its second king was found under a hill in Guangzhou, with a jade burial suit sewn with silk thread.
mistakes
Not 越国, the earlier state of the Spring and Autumn period in today's Zhejiang.

Stroke Order

南 nán
越 yuè
国 guó