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郑和

Zheng He

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

zheng4he2 • zhènghé

Meaning

Primary

Zheng He

Mnemonic

郑和 Zheng He is a famous Ming dynasty admiral surnamed 郑 Zheng who traveled around the world, giving gifts to rulers around the world as a way to promote 和 harmony between China and the kingdoms of the world.

Usage

郑和 七 次 下 西洋， 非常 有名。

Zheng He sailed to the Western Oceans seven times and is very famous.

郑和 的 船队 很 庞大。

Zheng He’s fleet was very large.

我 在 书 上 读 到 了 郑和 的 故事。

I read about Zheng He's story in a book.