戊戌政變

1. • coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后 cíxǐtàihòu ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

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
• 政(zhèng)political
• 變(biàn)change