徐继畲

Traditional form:

徐繼畬

Pinyin (reading):

Xú Jìyú

Definitions:

• Xu Jiyu (1795-1873), Chinese geographer

Characters:

• 徐 - slowly, quietly, calmly; dignified, composed
• 继 - to continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit
• 畲 - a field reclaimed by burning the forest

Traditional characters:

• 徐 - slowly, quietly, calmly; dignified, composed
• 繼 - to continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit
• 畬 - a field reclaimed by burning the forest