Kim Il-sung, photo 1 of 1

金日成

Jīn Rìchéng

proper noun #26,594

Meanings

1 Kim Il Sung, founder and first Supreme Leader of North Korea

About Kim Il-sung

1912–1994 · 政治家 politician

Founder of North Korea, which he led from 1948, through the Korean War, until his death; his son 金正日 and grandson 金正恩 succeeded him.

Also called 金成柱

Characters

gold; metal; Kim (Korean surname)

to achieve; to succeed; to become

Examples

HSK 7-9

金日成是朝鲜民主主义人民共和国的创始人。

Jīn Rìchéng shì Cháoxiǎn Mínzhǔzhǔyì Rénmín Gònghéguó de chuàngshǐrén.

Kim Il Sung was the founder of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

HSK 7-9

金日成于1994年去世，其子金正日继位。

Jīn Rìchéng yú 1994 nián qùshì, qí zǐ Jīn Zhèngrì jìwèi.

Kim Il Sung died in 1994; his son Kim Jong-il succeeded him.

Tips

culture

金日成 is 김일성 (Gim Il-seong) in Chinese characters, read in Mandarin; 日成 means 'become the sun', a name he took in 1935. His schooling was all in Chinese, in Jilin, and in 1931 he joined the Chinese Communist Party.

Stroke Order

金 jīn

日 rì

成 chéng