| 左丘明 |
Zuǒ Qiū míng |
Zuo Qiuming or Zuoqiu Ming (556-451), famous blind historian from Lu 鲁国 to whom the history Zuo Zhuan 左传 is attributed |
| 左 |
Zuǒ |
surname Zuo |
| 左 |
zuǒ |
left / the Left (politics) / east / unorthodox / queer / wrong / differing / opposite / variant of 佐 |
| 丘 |
Qiū |
surname Qiu |
| 丘 |
qiū |
mound / hillock / grave / classifier for fields |
| 丘 |
qiū |
hillock; mound (variant of 丘) |
| 明 |
Míng |
Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 明 |
míng |
bright / opposite: dark 暗 / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods |