约翰·拉贝

Traditional form:

約翰·拉貝

Pinyin (reading):

Yuēhàn· Lābèi

Definitions:

• John Rabe (1882-1950), German who helped protect Chinese during the Nanking massacre period

Characters:

• 约 - treaty, covenant, agreement
• 翰 - pen, pencil, writing brush
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 贝 - sea shell; money, currency

Traditional characters:

• 約 - treaty, covenant, agreement
• 翰 - pen, pencil, writing brush
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 貝 - sea shell; money, currency