米诺安

米諾安

Mǐnuò'ān

proper noun

Meanings

1 Minoan (Bronze Age civilization on Crete)

Characters

rice (phonetic)

promise (phonetic)

peace (phonetic)

Examples

HSK 6

米诺安文明是欧洲最早的文明之一。

Mǐnuò'ān wénmíng shì Ōuzhōu zuì zǎo de wénmíng zhīyī.

The Minoan civilization is one of Europe's earliest.

HSK 7-9

克里特岛上保留着许多米诺安遗迹。

Kèlǐtè dǎo shàng bǎoliú zhe xǔduō Mǐnuò'ān yíjī.

The island of Crete preserves many Minoan ruins.

Tips

history

Pure phonetic transliteration of 'Minoan,' itself coined by Arthur Evans in 1900 from King Minos of Greek myth. Flourished c. 2700-1450 BCE on Crete; famous for the palace of Knossos and the still-undeciphered Linear A script.

Stroke Order

米 mǐ

诺 nuò

安 ān