斯蒂文

Traditional form:

斯蒂文

Pinyin (reading):

Sīdìwén

Definitions:

• Steven (name)
• Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe

Characters:

• 斯 - this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations
• 蒂 - root cause; the stem of a fruit; the peduncle of a flower
• 文 - culture, literature, writing

Traditional characters:

• 斯 - this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations
• 蒂 - root cause; the stem of a fruit; the peduncle of a flower
• 文 - culture, literature, writing