林徽因

LínHuīyīn

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Meanings

1 Lin Huiyin (1904-1955), Chinese architect and poet, co-designer of the PRC national emblem

Characters

forest; Lin (surname)

emblem; insignia

Examples

林徽因是中国第一位女建筑师。

LínHuīyīn shì Zhōngguó dì-yī wèi nǚ jiànzhùshī.

Lin Huiyin was China's first female architect.

林徽因和丈夫梁思成一起研究古建筑。

LínHuīyīn hé zhàngfu LiángSīchéng yīqǐ yánjiū gǔ jiànzhù.

Lin Huiyin and her husband Liang Sicheng studied ancient architecture together.

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history

Co-designed the PRC national emblem and the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tiananmen Square. Her field surveys with husband 梁思成 saved dozens of Tang- and Song-era wooden buildings from destruction. Also a celebrated poet of the 新月派 ('Crescent Moon School').

Stroke Order

林 lín

徽 huī

因 yīn