凡德高

Fándégāo
proper noun #37,811

Meanings

  1. 1 Van Gogh (alternate transliteration of the Dutch surname 'van Gogh')

Examples

HSK 7-9
Fándégāo de huàzuò chōngmǎn qínggǎn.
Van Gogh's paintings are full of emotion.
HSK 7-9
Wǒ qù měishùguǎn kàn le Fándégāo de zhǎnlǎn.
I went to the art museum to see the Van Gogh exhibition.

Tips

mistakes
The standard Mainland transliteration of Van Gogh is 梵高 or 凡·高 / 凡高. 凡德高 is a less-common older or Hong Kong-style rendering that explicitly transliterates the Dutch 'de' particle. If you're writing about the painter today, prefer 梵高.

In Pop Culture

文森特·凡·高 Wénsēntè · Fán · Gāo
Vincent van Gogh
Dutch post-Impressionist painter (1853-1890), creator of 《星夜》 (The Starry Night), 《向日葵》 (Sunflowers), and self-portraits. One of the most famous artists in world history.

Stroke Order

凡 fán
德 dé
高 gāo