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圣约翰

聖約翰
ShèngYuēhàn
proper noun #30,464

Meanings

  1. 1 Saint John
  2. 2 (in particular) the Apostle John or John the Baptist; also used as a place name (St. John's, Newfoundland; the island of Saint John, USVI)

Examples

圣约翰是耶稣的十二使徒之一。
Shèngyuēhàn shì Yēsū de shí'èr shǐtú zhīyī.
Saint John is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
上海曾有一所圣约翰大学。
Shànghǎi céng yǒu yī suǒ Shèngyuēhàn Dàxué.
Shanghai once had a St. John's University.

Tips

culture
圣 = Saint, 约翰 = John (a Jesuit-era transliteration of Hebrew Yohanan, via Latin Iohannes — pronounced like 'yo-han'). 圣约翰大学 (St. John's University, Shanghai, 1879-1952) was one of the most prestigious missionary universities in pre-1949 China and educated figures like Wellington Koo (顾维钧) and Lin Yutang (林语堂).

Stroke Order

圣 shèng
约 yuē
翰 hàn