莱佛士 lái fó shì

Raffles; Sir Stamford Raffles

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British statesman and founder of the city of Singapore
  2. 2. surname Raffles

Characters

Character Meaning
莱 lái
name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc)
佛 fó HSK 5
seemingly; (female) head ornament; variant of 彿fú
士 shì HSK 4
soldier; specialist worker; honorific