吴敬梓

Traditional form:

吳敬梓

Pinyin (reading):

Wú Jìngzǐ

Definitions:

• Wu Jingzi (1701-1754), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史 ( Rulín Wàishi)

Characters:

• 吴 - one of several warring states; surname
• 敬 - to respect, to honor; respectfully
• 梓 - Catalpa ovata

Traditional characters:

• 吳 - one of several warring states; surname
• 敬 - to respect, to honor; respectfully
• 梓 - Catalpa ovata