| 北 |
Běi Liáng | Northern Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-439) |
| 北 |
běi | north / (classical) to be defeated |
| 凉 |
Liáng | the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) |
| 凉 |
liáng | cool / cold |
| 凉 |
liàng | to let sth cool down |