奥斯曼

奧斯曼

Àosīmàn

proper noun #59,959

Meanings

1 Osman; Ottoman (transliteration used for Osman I, 1258-1326, founder of the Ottoman Empire, and by extension the Ottoman Empire itself)

Characters

deep, mysterious

this (literary); (transliteration syllable)

graceful; (transliteration syllable)

Examples

HSK 7-9

奥斯曼帝国统治了中东六百年。

Àosīmàn dìguó tǒngzhì le Zhōngdōng liùbǎi nián.

The Ottoman Empire ruled the Middle East for six hundred years.

HSK 7-9

奥斯曼一世是帝国的开国君主。

Àosīmàn Yīshì shì dìguó de kāiguó jūnzhǔ.

Osman I was the founding monarch of the empire.

Tips

history

The dynasty and empire are named after 奥斯曼一世 (Osman I), the Turkic chieftain who declared independence from the Seljuks around 1299. In Chinese 奥斯曼 can refer to the man, the empire, or modern Turkic descendants.

Stroke Order

奥 ào

斯 sī

曼 màn