松赞干布

Traditional form:

松贊干布

Pinyin (reading):

Sōngzàn Gànbù

Definitions:

• Songtsen Gampo or Songzain Gambo (604-650) Tibetan emperor, founder of the Tubo 吐蕃 ( Tǔbō) dynasty

Characters:

• 松 - pine tree; fir tree
• 赞 - to help, to support; to laud, to praise
• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 布 - cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread

Traditional characters:

• 松 - pine tree; fir tree
• 贊 - to help, to support; to laud, to praise
• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 布 - cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread