郭嵩焘

Traditional form:

郭嵩燾

Pinyin (reading):

Guō Sōngtāo

Definitions:

• Guo Songtao (1818–1891), Chinese statesman and diplomat, served as minister to Britain and minister to France 1877–1879

Characters:

• 郭 - city limits; surname
• 嵩 - high, lofty; one of the five peaks in Hunan
• 焘 - to shine, to illuminate; to cover, to envelop

Traditional characters:

• 郭 - city limits; surname
• 嵩 - high, lofty; one of the five peaks in Hunan
• 燾 - to shine, to illuminate; to cover, to envelop