竺可桢

Traditional form:

竺可楨

Pinyin (reading):

Zhú Kězhēn

Definitions:

• Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist

Characters:

• 竺 - India; bamboo; surname
• 可 - may, can, -able; possibly
• 桢 - hardwood; posts, supports

Traditional characters:

• 竺 - India; bamboo; surname
• 可 - may, can, -able; possibly
• 楨 - hardwood; posts, supports