苏格拉底

Traditional form:

蘇格拉底

Pinyin (reading):

Sūgélādǐ

Definitions:

• Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher
• José Sócrates (1957-), prime minister of Portugal (2005-2011)

Characters:

• 苏 - to awaken, to revive, to resurrect; used in transliterations
• 格 - form, pattern, standard
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 底 - bottom, underside; below, underneath

Traditional characters:

• 蘇 - to awaken, to revive, to resurrect; used in transliterations
• 格 - form, pattern, standard
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 底 - bottom, underside; below, underneath