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圣约翰

聖約翰
Shèng Yuēhàn
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

HSK 4
上海曾有一所圣约翰大学。
Shànghǎi céng yǒu yī suǒ Shèng Yuēhàn Dàxué.
Shanghai once had a St. John's University.
HSK 7-9
圣约翰是耶稣的十二使徒之一。
Shèng Yuēhàn shì Yēsū de shí'èr shǐtú zhīyī.
Saint John is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.

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