塞缪尔·约翰逊

Traditional form:

塞繆爾·約翰遜

Pinyin (reading):

Sāimiù'ěr· Yuēhànxùn

Definitions:

• Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) or Dr Johnson, English writer and lexicographer

Characters:

• 塞 - to stop up, to seal, to cork, to block; pass, frontier; fortress
• 缪 - to prepare; error, mistake; attached
• 尔 - you; that, those; final particle
• 约 - treaty, covenant, agreement
• 翰 - pen, pencil, writing brush
• 逊 - humble, modest; to yield

Traditional characters:

• 塞 - to stop up, to seal, to cork, to block; pass, frontier; fortress
• 繆 - to prepare; error, mistake; attached
• 爾 - you; that, those; final particle
• 約 - treaty, covenant, agreement
• 翰 - pen, pencil, writing brush
• 遜 - humble, modest; to yield