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歌德

Gēdé
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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 zhī yī.
Goethe is one of Germany's greatest writers.
《浮士德》是歌德的代表作。
«Fúshìdé» shì Gēdé de dàibiǎozuò.
Faust is Goethe's masterpiece.

Tips

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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