伯邑考 |
Bó Yì kǎo |
Bo Yikao, eldest son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and the elder brother of King Wu 周武王 who was the founder of the Zhou Dynasty 周朝 of ancient China |
伯 |
bà |
variant of 霸 |
伯 |
bǎi |
one hundred (old) |
伯 |
bó |
father's elder brother / senior / paternal elder uncle / eldest of brothers / respectful form of address / Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 |
邑 |
yì |
city / village |
考 |
kǎo |
to beat / to hit / variant of 考 / to inspect / to test / to take an exam |
考 |
kǎo |
to check / to verify / to test / to examine / to take an exam / to take an entrance exam for / deceased father |