聖德太子 shèng dé tài zǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飛鳥時代|飞鸟时代[Fei1 niao3 Shi2 dai4], proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint

CHARACTERS

聖 shèng holy, sacred; sage
德 dé
HSK 5
ethics, morality, virtue
太 tài
HSK 1
very, too, much; big; extreme
子 zǐ
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch