衍圣公

Traditional: 衍聖公

Yǎn shèng gōng

Dictionary entry

hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants

What does 衍圣公 mean?

衍圣公 (Yǎn shèng gōng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants

Character breakdown

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衍yǎnto spread out · to develop 圣kū(literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)公gōngpublic · collectively owned

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衍圣公

Yǎn shèng gōng

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