额尔金 |
É 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 |
额 |
é |
variant of 额 |
额 |
é |
forehead / horizontal tablet or inscribed board / specified number or amount |
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 |