Sū Shì

Traditional: 蘇軾

苏轼 (Sū Shì) is a Chinese word meaning “Su Shi (1037-1101), aka Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡[Su1 Dong1 po1], Song dynasty writer, calligrapher and public official, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 Ba1 Da4 jia1]”.

Meanings

  1. 1Su Shi (1037-1101), aka Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡[Su1 Dong1 po1], Song dynasty writer, calligrapher and public official, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 Ba1 Da4 jia1]

Characters in 苏轼

苏sū · used in 嚕囌|噜苏[lu1 su1]轼shì · (literary) handrail at the front of a carriage or chariot; to bow while leaning on this handrail as a gesture of respect

Related words

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