圣女贞德

聖女貞德

Shèngnǚ Zhēndé

proper noun

Meanings

1 Saint Joan, title of Joan of Arc (贞德)

贞德 Zhēndé Joan of Arc · military leader, c. 1412–1431

Characters

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Examples

HSK 6

圣女贞德带领法军打败了英军。

Shèngnǚ Zhēndé dàilǐng Fǎjūn dǎbài le Yīngjūn.

Joan of Arc led the French army to defeat the English.

HSK 7-9

电影《圣女贞德》讲述了她传奇的一生。

Diànyǐng 《 Shèngnǚ Zhēndé 》 jiǎngshù le tā chuánqí de yìshēng.

The film 'Joan of Arc' tells the story of her legendary life.

Tips

history

圣女 means 'holy maiden' (saint). 贞德 (Zhēndé) is the phonetic transcription of 'd'Arc' - but the characters were chosen carefully: 贞 (chastity/loyalty) + 德 (virtue), capturing exactly her saintly image. A French peasant girl who claimed visions, led troops at the siege of Orléans (1429), was burned as a heretic at 19, and canonized in 1920.

Stroke Order

圣 shèng

女 nǚ

贞 zhēn

德 dé