高德纳

Traditional form:

高德納

Pinyin (reading):

Gāo Dénà

Definitions:

• the Chinese name of American computer scientist Donald Knuth (1938-), adopted prior to his visit to China in 1977

Characters:

• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 德 - ethics, morality; compassion, kindness
• 纳 - to adopt, to accept; to receive, to take

Traditional characters:

• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 德 - ethics, morality; compassion, kindness
• 納 - to adopt, to accept; to receive, to take