萧乾

Traditional form:

蕭乾

Pinyin (reading):

Xiāo Qián

Definitions:

• Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator

Characters:

• 萧 - mournful, desolate; common Artemisa
• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)

Traditional characters:

• 蕭 - mournful, desolate; common Artemisa
• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)