Xiāng jūn

Traditional: 湘軍

湘军 (Xiāng jūn) is a Chinese word meaning “Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion”.

Meanings

  1. 1Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion

Characters in 湘军

湘Xiāng · abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China军jūn · (bound form) army

Related words

将军general将军(common place name)冠军champion军队armed forces; troops海军navy军(bound form) army军事military affairs; (attributive) military军人serviceman空军air force军官officer (military)童子军child soldiers童子军Scout (youth organization)

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