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圣赫勒拿

Shèng hè lēi nádictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
St Helena
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-df2183218c6a197f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

聖赫勒拿 圣赫勒拿 [Sheng4 he4 lei1 na2] /St Helena/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 聖赫勒拿

  • 圣
    kū

    (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)

    shèng

    (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy; sacred

  • 赫
    hè

    awe-inspiring / abbr. for 赫茲|赫兹[hè zī], hertz (Hz)

    Hè

    surname He

  • 勒
    lè

    (literary) bridle; halter; headstall / to rein in / to compel; to force / (literary) to carve; to engrave / (literary) to command; to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[lè kè sī])

    lēi

    to strap tightly / to bind

  • 拿
    ná

    to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take / (used in the same way as 把[bǎ]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.