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吕不韦 is formed as a three-character personal name, where 吕 functions as the surname and 不韦 as the given name; the characters are simply concatenated in the standard Chinese naming order of surname followed by given name to specifically refer to the historical figure Lü Buwei.
Word Definition - 吕不韦
Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4], who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]