Standard Mandarin transliteration of "Rothko":
罗 (luó, "ro") +
斯 (sī, "-th-") +
科 (kē, "-ko"). The most prominent bearer is Mark Rothko (
马克·
罗斯科, 1903–1970), the Latvian-born American painter known for huge canvases of glowing color fields — his namesake Rothko Chapel (
罗斯科教堂) in Houston is a pilgrimage site for art lovers.