钱钟书

錢鍾書

Qiánzhōngshū

popculture

Meanings

1 Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998), scholar and writer, author of the satirical novel Fortress Besieged (围城)

Characters

surname Qian; money

bell; be devoted to

Examples

钱钟书的《围城》是二十世纪中国文学的经典。

Qiánzhōngshū de «Wéichéng» shì èrshí shìjì Zhōngguó wénxué de jīngdiǎn.

Qian Zhongshu's Fortress Besieged is a classic of 20th-century Chinese literature.

他和妻子杨绛都是著名学者。

Tā hé qīzi Yáng Jiàng dōu shì zhùmíng xuézhě.

He and his wife Yang Jiang were both famous scholars.

Tips

culture

Fortress Besieged's central metaphor — 'marriage is a fortress besieged: those outside want to get in, those inside want to get out' — entered everyday Chinese. His scholarly work 《管锥编》 roams across Chinese and Western literature.

Stroke Order

钱 qián

钟 zhōng

书 shū