约翰·霍金斯

Traditional form:

約翰·霍金斯

Pinyin (reading):

Yuēhàn· Huòjīnsī

Definitions:

• John Hawkins (1532-1595), British seaman involved in sea war with Spain
• Johns Hopkins (1795-1873), American entrepreneur, abolitionist and philanthropist

Characters:

• 约 - treaty, covenant, agreement
• 翰 - pen, pencil, writing brush
• 霍 - quickly, suddenly; surname
• 金 - gold, metal; money
• 斯 - this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations

Traditional characters:

• 約 - treaty, covenant, agreement
• 翰 - pen, pencil, writing brush
• 霍 - quickly, suddenly; surname
• 金 - gold, metal; money
• 斯 - this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations