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君士坦丁

Jūnshìtǎndīng
proper noun #84,461

Meanings

  1. 1 Constantine the Great (c. 272–337), Roman emperor who founded Constantinople
  2. 2 Constantine, city in northeastern Algeria

Examples

HSK 6
君士坦丁是古罗马的皇帝。
Jūnshìtǎndīng shì Gǔ Luómǎ de huángdì.
Constantine was an emperor of ancient Rome.
HSK 7-9
君士坦丁把罗马帝国的首都迁到了拜占庭。
Jūnshìtǎndīng bǎ Luómǎ Dìguó de shǒudū qiāndào le Bàizhàntíng.
Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium.

Tips

history
He was the first Roman emperor to take up Christianity: in 313 the Edict of Milan let Christians worship freely, and in 325 he called the Council of Nicaea. In 330 he refounded the Greek city of Byzantium as his capital, which was named after him, 君士坦丁堡.
usage
History books use 君士坦丁 for the Roman and Byzantine emperors of this name, among them Constantine XI, who died when the city fell in 1453. For modern people called Constantine the usual form is 康斯坦丁. The city in Algeria was also named after the emperor.

Stroke Order

君 jūn
士 shì
坦 tǎn
丁 dīng