胡锦涛 Traditional form: 胡錦濤 Pinyin (reading): Hú Jǐntāo Definitions: Hu Jintao (1942-), General Secretary of the CCP 2002-2012, president of the PRC 2003-2013 Characters: 胡 - recklessly, foolishly; wildly 锦 - brocade, tapestry; embroidered 涛 - large waves Traditional characters: 胡 - recklessly, foolishly; wildly 錦 - brocade, tapestry; embroidered 濤 - large waves