阿喀琉斯

Traditional form:

阿喀琉斯

Pinyin (reading):

Akāliúsī

Definitions:

• Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad

Characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 喀 - to vomit; used in transliterations
• 琉 - sparkling stone; opaque, glazed
• 斯 - this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations

Traditional characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 喀 - to vomit; used in transliterations
• 琉 - sparkling stone; opaque, glazed
• 斯 - this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations