Yán Fùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences
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Original source entry:

嚴復 严复 [Yan2 Fu4] /Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences/

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Other forms in these source records: 嚴復

  • 严
    yán

    tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father

    Yán

    surname Yan

  • 复
    fù

    to go and return / to return / to resume / to return to a normal or original state / to repeat / again / to recover / to restore / to turn over / to reply / to answer / to reply to a letter / to retaliate / to carry out / to double / to overlap / complex (not simple) / compound / composite / double / diplo- / duplicate / overlapping / to duplicate

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