苏东坡

蘇東坡

Sū Dōngpō

proper noun #88,879

Meanings

1 Su Dongpo, the popular name of the Northern Song poet Su Shi (1037–1101)

苏轼 Sū Shì Su Shi · poet, 1037–1101

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

苏东坡就是宋代大文学家苏轼。

Sū Dōngpō jiùshì Sòngdài dà wénxuéjiā Sū Shì.

Su Dongpo is the great Song dynasty writer Su Shi.

HSK 7-9

杭州的东坡肉据说是苏东坡发明的。

Hángzhōu de dōngpōròu jùshuō shì Sū Dōngpō fāmíng de.

Hangzhou's Dongpo pork is said to have been invented by Su Dongpo.

Tips

usage

苏轼 is his name, the one used in literary history. 苏东坡 joins his surname to his sobriquet 东坡 and is the name of everyday speech, stories, dishes and places. Both mean the same man.

culture

As governor of 杭州 he had 西湖 dredged and the mud built into a causeway, the 苏堤, still one of the lake's sights. Dishes named after him include 东坡肉 and 东坡肘子.

Stroke Order

苏 sū

东 dōng

坡 pō