威廉米勒

Wēilián Mǐlè

proper noun #33,628

Meanings

1 William Miller (English personal name)
2 most likely refers to William Miller, American Baptist preacher whose date-setting prophecies sparked the Millerite movement and the 'Great Disappointment' of 1844, ancestral to Seventh-day Adventism

About William Miller

1782–1849 · 宗教人物 religious figure

American Baptist preacher who predicted Christ's return for 1844. When nothing happened, his followers called it the Great Disappointment, and some went on to found the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Characters

威

wēi

imposing (used phonetically for 'Wil-')

廉

lián

honest (used phonetically for '-liam')

米

mǐ

rice (used phonetically for 'Mil-')

勒

lè

to rein in (used phonetically for '-ler')

Examples

HSK 7-9

威廉·米勒预言了世界末日。

Wēilián Mǐlè yùyán le shìjiè mòrì.

William Miller predicted the end of the world.

HSK 7-9

威廉米勒是美国十九世纪的传教士。

Wēilián Mǐlè shì Měiguó shíjiǔ shìjì de chuánjiàoshì.

William Miller was a 19th-century American preacher.

Tips

culture

The church that grew from his movement is 基督复临安息日会 in Chinese: 复临 'come again', for Christ's return, and 安息日 'Sabbath', as its members rest on Saturday. The short name is 安息日会.

memory

Four characters splitting cleanly into 威廉 ('William') + 米勒 ('Miller'). 米勒 is the universal subtitle rendering of the surname Miller - same characters used for Arthur Miller (the playwright) and Henry Miller (the novelist).

Stroke Order

威 wēi

廉 lián

米 mǐ

勒 lè