凯撒

凱撒

Kǎisā

proper noun #6,614

Meanings

1 Julius Caesar (Roman dictator)

About Julius Caesar

100–44 BC · 政治家 politician

Roman general who conquered Gaul, crossed the Rubicon to win a civil war and ruled Rome as dictator until senators stabbed him to death. Later emperors took his name as a title.

Also called 盖乌斯·优利乌斯·恺撒、恺撒

Characters

凯

kǎi

triumphant; victorious

撒

sā

to scatter; to sprinkle

Phonetic transliteration of 'Caesar'.

Examples

HSK 5

凯撒是一位著名的罗马政治家。

Kǎisā shì yí wèi zhùmíng de Luómǎ zhèngzhìjiā.

Caesar was a famous Roman politician.

HSK 7-9

凯撒在公元前44年遇刺身亡。

Kǎisā zài gōngyuánqián sìshísì nián yùcì shēnwáng.

Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC.

Tips

mistakes

凯撒沙拉, Caesar salad, is named after Caesar Cardini, who created it in Tijuana in 1924, not after the Roman. His own famous line, veni, vidi, vici, is 我来，我见，我征服 in Chinese.

Stroke Order

凯 kǎi

撒 sā

凯撒