沈葆桢 shěn bǎo zhēn

DEFINITIONS

  1. Shen Baozhen (1820-1879), Qing Minister of the Navy, founded Fuzhou Naval College 船政學堂|船政学堂[Chuan2 zheng4 Xue2 tang2] in 1866

CHARACTERS

沈 shěn sink, submerge; addicted to; surname
葆 bǎo reserve, preserve; conceal
桢 zhēn hardwood; supports, posts