| 文征明 |
Wén Zhēng míng |
Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子 |
| 文 |
Wén |
surname Wen |
| 文 |
wén |
language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 |
| 征 |
zhēng |
journey / trip / expedition / to go on long campaign / to attack |
| 征 |
zhēng |
to invite / to recruit / to levy (taxes) / to draft (troops) / phenomenon / symptom / characteristic sign (used as proof) / evidence |
| 明 |
Míng |
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 明 |
míng |
bright / opposite: dark 暗 / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods |