李晟

Lǐ Shèng

proper noun #93,254

Meanings

1 Li Sheng, Tang dynasty general who retook the capital Chang'an from the rebel Zhu Ci in 783

About Li Sheng

727–793 · 军事家 military leader

Tang general who retook Chang'an from the rebel Zhu Ci after the 泾原兵变 mutiny of 783 had driven Emperor Dezong from the capital. He was made Prince of Xiping, and his son Li Su also became a noted general.

Also called 良器

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

李晟是唐朝中期的名将。

Lǐ Shèng shì Tángcháo zhōngqī de míngjiàng.

Li Sheng was a famous general of the mid-Tang dynasty.

HSK 7-9

李晟收复长安后被封为西平郡王。

Lǐ Shèng shōufù Cháng'ān hòu bèi fēng wéi Xīpíng Jùnwáng.

After recapturing Chang'an, Li Sheng was enthroned as Prince of Xiping.

Tips

history

When he heard the capital was retaken, Emperor Dezong wept and said 天生李晟，以为社稷，非为朕也, 'Heaven made Li Sheng for the realm, not for me'. His portrait was later hung in the 凌烟阁 among the dynasty's great ministers.

usage

晟 is normally read shèng, 'bright, flourishing'; chéng is a second reading, mainly as a surname. Today 李晟 is also an actress born in 1985, who played 小燕子 in the 2011 series 新还珠格格.

Stroke Order

李 lǐ

晟 shèng

李晟