戊戌六君子

1. • the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 谭嗣同 tánsìtóng, Lin Xu 林旭 línxù, Yang Shenxiu 杨深秀 yángshēnxiù, Liu Guangdi 刘光第 liúguāngdì, Kang Guangren 康广仁 kāngguǎngrén and Yang Rui 杨锐 yángruì

Character by character

• 戊(wù)fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shítiāngān
• 戌(xū)11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog
• 六(liù)six
• 君(jūn)monarch
• 子(zǐ)son