康斯坦丁 (Kāngsītǎndīng) · Constantine (name)

Meanings

1 Constantine (name)
2 Constantine the Great (Roman emperor)
3 Constantine (city in Algeria)

About Constantine the Great

c. 272–337 · 君主 monarch

Roman emperor from 306, the first to become a Christian. He moved the capital to Byzantium, renamed after him 君士坦丁堡 (Constantinople), today's Istanbul.

Also called 君士坦丁大帝

Characters

康

kāng

health / well-being (phonetic)

flat / honest (phonetic)

丁

dīng

fourth / man (phonetic: ding)

Examples

HSK 6

电影《康斯坦丁》讲述了一个与恶魔对抗的故事。

Diànyǐng 《 Kāngsītǎndīng 》 jiǎngshù le yí ge yǔ èmó duìkàng de gùshi.

The film Constantine tells the story of a man battling demons.

HSK 7-9

康斯坦丁大帝是罗马帝国的重要统治者。

Kāngsītǎndīng dàdì shì Luómǎ Dìguó de zhòngyào tǒngzhìzhě.

Constantine the Great was an important ruler of the Roman Empire.

Tips

usage

History books usually call the emperor 君士坦丁. In 君士坦丁堡, 堡 'fort' stands for the Greek -polis 'city', as it stands for -burg in 圣彼得堡 (St Petersburg) and -burgh in 爱丁堡 (Edinburgh).

In Pop Culture

《康斯坦丁》《 Kāngsītǎndīng 》

Constantine (2005)

Keanu Reeves supernatural action film. John Constantine is a demon hunter who battles forces of hell in Los Angeles. Based on the DC/Vertigo comic Hellblazer.