宋美龄

宋美齡

SòngMěilíng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Soong Mei-ling (1898-2003), wife of Chiang Kai-shek, First Lady of the Republic of China

Characters

Song (surname/dynasty)

beautiful; America

Examples

宋美龄是蒋介石的夫人。

Sòngměilíng shì Jiǎngjièshí de fūren.

Soong Mei-ling was Chiang Kai-shek's wife.

宋美龄活了一百零五岁。

Sòngměilíng huó le yībǎi líng wǔ suì.

Soong Mei-ling lived to be 105 years old.

Tips

history

Youngest of the three 宋家姐妹 (Soong Sisters). Wellesley-educated and fluent in English, she addressed the U.S. Congress in 1943 to rally American support against Japan — the first Chinese national ever to do so.

Stroke Order

宋 Sòng

美 měi

龄 líng