笛卡尔

Traditional form:

笛卡爾

Pinyin (reading):

Díkǎ'ěr

Definitions:

• René Descartes (1596-1650) French philosopher

Characters:

• 笛 - bamboo flute; whistle
• 卡 - card, punch card; calorie
• 尔 - you; that, those; final particle

Traditional characters:

• 笛 - bamboo flute; whistle
• 卡 - card, punch card; calorie
• 爾 - you; that, those; final particle