德沃夏克

Traditional form:

德沃夏克

Pinyin (reading):

Déwòxiàkè

Definitions:

• Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904), Bohemian composer, author of nine symphonies including the New World symphony

Characters:

• 德 - ethics, morality; compassion, kindness
• 沃 - to water, to irrigate; fertile, rich
• 夏 - summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty
• 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations

Traditional characters:

• 德 - ethics, morality; compassion, kindness
• 沃 - to water, to irrigate; fertile, rich
• 夏 - summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty
• 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations