席勒 Traditional form: 席勒 Pinyin (reading): Xílè Definitions: Schiller (name) Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller or Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805), German poet and dramatist Characters: 席 - seat, place; mat; banquet; to take a seat 勒 - to strangle; to tighten Traditional characters: 席 - seat, place; mat; banquet; to take a seat 勒 - to strangle; to tighten