徐悲鸿

Traditional form:

徐悲鴻

Pinyin (reading):

Xú Bēihóng

Definitions:

• Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European-trained painter and influential art teacher

Characters:

• 徐 - slowly, quietly, calmly; dignified, composed
• 悲 - sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry
• 鸿 - a species of wild swan; vast

Traditional characters:

• 徐 - slowly, quietly, calmly; dignified, composed
• 悲 - sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry
• 鴻 - a species of wild swan; vast