利玛窦

利瑪竇

Lì Mǎdòu

proper noun

Meanings

1 Matteo Ricci (1552–1610), Italian Jesuit missionary and scholar in Ming China

Characters

benefit, for the surname Ricci

agate, used for its sound

hole, used for its sound

Examples

HSK 7-9

利玛窦是意大利的传教士。

Lì Mǎdòu shì Yìdàlì de chuánjiàoshì.

Matteo Ricci was an Italian missionary.

HSK 7-9

利玛窦和徐光启一起翻译了《几何原本》。

Lì Mǎdòu hé Xú Guāngqǐ yìqǐ fānyì le 《 Jǐhé yuánběn 》.

Matteo Ricci and Xu Guangqi translated Euclid's Elements together.

Tips

history

He dressed as a Confucian scholar, studied the classics, and drew a world map for Chinese readers, the 《坤舆万国全图》 (1602). The 万历 emperor let him live in Beijing, and when he died in 1610 granted land there for his grave.

Stroke Order

利 lì

玛 mǎ

窦 dòu