凌蒙初

Traditional form:

凌濛初

Pinyin (reading):

Líng Méngchū

Definitions:

• Ling Mengchu (1580-1644), Ming dynasty novelist and dramatist

Characters:

• 凌 - pure; virtuous; to insult; to maltreat
• 蒙 - to cover; to deceive; Mongolia
• 初 - beginning, initial, primary

Traditional characters:

• 凌 - pure; virtuous; to insult; to maltreat
• 濛 - drizzling, misty, raining
• 初 - beginning, initial, primary