| 埃尔金 |
Āi ěr jīn |
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1863), British High Commissioner to China who ordered the looting and destruction of the Old Winter Palace Yuanmingyuan 圆明园 in 1860 / Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841), who stole the Parthenon Marbles in 1801-1810 |
| 埃 |
Āi |
abbr. for Egypt 埃及 or Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚 |
| 埃 |
āi |
dust / dirt / angstrom / phonetic ai or e |
| 尔 |
ěr |
variant of 尔 |
| 尔 |
ěr |
thus / so / like that / you / thou |
| 金 |
Jīn |
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) |
| 金 |
jīn |
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |