列宁格勒

Traditional form:

列寧格勒

Pinyin (reading):

Liènínggélè

Definitions:

• Leningrad, former name (1923-1991) of Russian city Saint Petersburg 聖彼得堡／圣彼得堡 ( Shèngbidèbào)

Characters:

• 列 - a line; to arrange, to classify
• 宁 - calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
• 格 - form, pattern, standard
• 勒 - to strangle; to tighten

Traditional characters:

• 列 - a line; to arrange, to classify
• 寧 - calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
• 格 - form, pattern, standard
• 勒 - to strangle; to tighten