莎士比亚

Traditional form:

莎士比亞

Pinyin (reading):

Shāshìbǐyà

Definitions:

• Shakespeare (name)
• William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright

Characters:

• 莎 - a kind of sedge grass that used to be woven into raincoats
• 士 - scholar, gentleman; soldier
• 比 - to compare, liken; comparison; than
• 亚 - Asia; second

Traditional characters:

• 莎 - a kind of sedge grass that used to be woven into raincoats
• 士 - scholar, gentleman; soldier
• 比 - to compare, liken; comparison; than
• 亞 - Asia; second