歌德

Gēdé

proper noun #37,436

Meanings

1 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet, dramatist and polymath

Characters

virtue; morality

Examples

HSK 5

歌德是德国最伟大的文学家之一。

Gēdé shì Déguó zuì wěidà de wénxuéjiā zhīyī.

Goethe is one of Germany's greatest writers.

HSK 7-9

《浮士德》是歌德的代表作。

《 Fúshìdé 》 shì Gēdé de dàibiǎozuò.

Faust is Goethe's masterpiece.

Tips

culture

Phonetic rendering of 'Goethe'. The characters 歌 ('song') and 德 ('virtue') happen to fit a literary giant perfectly, a rare case where a foreign-name transliteration lands on auspicious characters by luck more than design.

Stroke Order

歌 gē

德 dé