袁世凯

Traditional form:

袁世凱

Pinyin (reading):

Yuán Shìkǎi

Definitions:

• Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China

Characters:

• 袁 - robe; surname
• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 凯 - triumphant; triumph, victory

Traditional characters:

• 袁 - robe; surname
• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 凱 - triumphant; triumph, victory