斯文・海定 sī wén ・ hǎi dìng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Sven Hedin (1865-1952), famous Swedish adventurer and archaeologist, whose 1894-1900 Central Asian expeditions uncovered Kroraina or Loulan 樓蘭|楼兰[Lou2 lan2]
  2. also written 斯文·赫定

CHARACTERS

斯 sī this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
文 wén literature, culture, writing
海 hǎi sea, ocean; maritime
定 dìng decide, settle, fix