弗里德里希·席勒

Traditional form:

弗里德里希·席勒

Pinyin (reading):

Fúlǐdélǐxī· Xílè

Definitions:

• Friedrich Schiller or Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805), German poet and dramatist

Characters:

• 弗 - not, negative
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 德 - ethics, morality; compassion, kindness
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 希 - rare; to hope for, to strive for; to expect
• 席 - seat, place; mat; banquet; to take a seat
• 勒 - to strangle; to tighten

Traditional characters:

• 弗 - not, negative
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 德 - ethics, morality; compassion, kindness
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 希 - rare; to hope for, to strive for; to expect
• 席 - seat, place; mat; banquet; to take a seat
• 勒 - to strangle; to tighten