纳兰性德

Traditional form:

納蘭性德

Pinyin (reading):

Nàlán Xìngdé

Definitions:

• Nalan Xingde (1655-1685), Manchu ethnic Qing dynasty poet

Characters:

• 纳 - to adopt, to accept; to receive, to take
• 兰 - orchid; elegant, graceful
• 性 - sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
• 德 - ethics, morality; compassion, kindness

Traditional characters:

• 納 - to adopt, to accept; to receive, to take
• 蘭 - orchid; elegant, graceful
• 性 - sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
• 德 - ethics, morality; compassion, kindness