阿拉塔斯

Traditional form:

阿拉塔斯

Pinyin (reading):

Alātǎsī

Definitions:

• surname Alatas
• Ali Alatas (1932-2008), Indonesian foreign minister (1988-1999)

Characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 塔 - tower, spire, tall building
• 斯 - this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations

Traditional characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 塔 - tower, spire, tall building
• 斯 - this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations