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歌德

Gēdé
proper noun #37,436

Meanings

  1. 1 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet, dramatist and polymath

Examples

歌德是德国最伟大的文学家之一。
Gēdé shì Déguó zuì wěidà de wénxuéjiā zhīyī.
Goethe is one of Germany's greatest writers.
《浮士德》是歌德的代表作。
《 Fú shì dé 》 shì Gēdé de dàibiǎozuò.
Faust is Goethe's masterpiece.

Tips

culture
Phonetic rendering of 'Goethe'. The characters 歌 ('song') and 德 ('virtue') happen to fit a literary giant perfectly — a rare case where a foreign-name transliteration lands on auspicious characters by luck more than design.

Stroke Order

歌 gē
德 dé