柳梦梅

柳夢梅
Liǔ Mèngméi
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Liu Mengmei, the young scholar hero of The Peony Pavilion

Examples

HSK 4
Liǔ Mèngméi shì 《 Mǔdāntíng 》 lǐ de shūshēng.
Liu Mengmei is the scholar in The Peony Pavilion.
HSK 7-9
Dù Lìniáng sǐ hòu, Liǔ Mèngméi dǎkāi tā de fénmù, ràng tā huó le guòlai.
After Du Liniang died, Liu Mengmei opened her grave and brought her back to life.

Tips

culture
He introduces himself as a descendant of the Tang writer 柳宗元. He had dreamed of a beauty standing under a plum tree who promised him love and success, so he changed his name to 梦梅, 'dreaming of the plum'.
usage
In the scene 惊梦 he enters 杜丽娘's dream holding a willow branch, a play on his surname 柳 'willow'.

Stroke Order

柳 liǔ
梦 mèng
梅 méi