紫石英号 zǐ shí yīng hào

DEFINITIONS

  1. HMS Amethyst, Royal Navy corvette involved in a 1949 gunfight with the PLA on the Changjiang

CHARACTERS

紫 zǐ purple, violet; amethyst; surname
石 shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112
英 yīng petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English
号 hào mark, sign; symbol; number