李春

Lǐ Chūn
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Li Chun, Sui-dynasty craftsman who designed and built the Zhaozhou Bridge

Examples

HSK 7-9
Lǐ Chūn shì Suícháo de gōngjiàng.
Li Chun was a craftsman of the Sui dynasty.
HSK 7-9
Lǐ Chūn shèjì de Zhàozhōu Qiáo yǐjīng yìlì le yìqiān duō nián.
The Zhaozhou Bridge designed by Li Chun has stood for more than a thousand years.

Tips

history
Almost nothing else is known about him. His name survives because a Tang official, 张嘉贞, wrote that the bridge was 'the work of the Sui craftsman Li Chun'. Its great arch carries four small arches in its shoulders, which lighten the bridge and let floodwater through.

Stroke Order

李 lǐ
春 chūn