赵元任

Traditional form:

趙元任

Pinyin (reading):

Zhào Yuánrèn

Definitions:

• Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist

Characters:

• 赵 - ancient state; surname
• 元 - first; dollar; origin; head
• 任 - to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office

Traditional characters:

• 趙 - ancient state; surname
• 元 - first; dollar; origin; head
• 任 - to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office