| 阖闾城遗址 |
Hé Lǘ chéng yí zhǐ |
ruins of capital city of King Helu of Wu, from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu |
| 阖 |
hé |
door / to close / whole |
| 阖闾 |
Hé Lǘ |
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC) / also called 阖庐 |
| 阖闾城 |
Hé lǘ chéng |
capital city of King Helu of Wu from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu |
| 闾 |
lǘ |
gate of a village / village |
| 城 |
chéng |
city walls / city / town / CL:座,道,个 |
| 遗 |
yí |
(bound form) to leave behind |
| 遗址 |
yí zhǐ |
ruins / historic relics |
| 址 |
zhǐ |
(bound form) site; location |
| 址 |
zhǐ |
foundation of a building (variant of 址) / islet (variant of 沚) |