捻军 in English Nian3 jun1 Meaning

Meanings

  • Nian Army, leading a peasant rebellion against the Qing dynasty in Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui 1851-1868, at the same time as the Taiping Rebellion further south

Simplified Characters

捻 军

Traditional Characters

捻 軍

Pinyin

Nian3 jun1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

捻nian3to twirl (in the fingers) 军jun1(bound form) army