罗丹

羅丹

Luódān

proper noun #34,414

Meanings

1 Auguste Rodin, French sculptor, creator of The Thinker and The Kiss

About Auguste Rodin

1840–1917 · 艺术家 artist

French sculptor of 思想者 (The Thinker) and The Kiss. Chinese school essays often quote his saying that life does not lack beauty, only eyes that discover it.

Characters

罗

luó

net; surname Luo (used here phonetically)

丹

dān

red; cinnabar

Examples

HSK 5

巴黎有一座罗丹博物馆。

Bālí yǒu yí zuò Luódān bówùguǎn.

There is a Rodin Museum in Paris.

HSK 7-9

罗丹的《思想者》是世界上最著名的雕塑之一。

Luódān de 《 Sīxiǎng zhě 》 shì shìjiè shàng zuì zhùmíng de diāosù zhīyī.

Rodin's 'The Thinker' is one of the most famous sculptures in the world.

Tips

culture

In essays the line usually runs 生活中不是缺少美，而是缺少发现美的眼睛, 'life lacks not beauty but eyes that find it'. 思想者 began as a figure of Dante, meant to sit atop his huge bronze doorway 地狱之门 (The Gates of Hell).

Stroke Order

罗 luó

丹 dān

罗丹