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Zheng He

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

zheng4he2 zhènghé

Meaning


Primary

Zheng He

Mnemonic


鄭和 Zheng He is a famous Ming dynasty admiral surnamed 鄭 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


鄭和 七 次 下 西洋, 非常 有名。

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

鄭和 的 船隊 很 龐大。

Zheng He’s fleet was very large.

我 在 書 上 讀 到 了 鄭和 的 故事。

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