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Seleznikha church - prophet Moses (18 c.)
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18 century icon painter
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摩西

Móxī
proper noun #7,532

Meanings

  1. 1 Moses (biblical figure)

About Moses

宗教人物 religious figure

Prophet who, in the Bible's Book of Exodus, leads the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and receives the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai. Judaism, Christianity and Islam all honour him.

Also called  梅瑟

Characters

Phonetic transliteration of 'Moses' - the characters are chosen for sound, not meaning.

Examples

HSK 5
Móxī shì 《 Shèngjīng 》 zhōng de zhòngyào rénwù.
Moses is an important figure in the Bible.
HSK 6
Móxī dàilǐng Yǐsèliè rén líkāi le Āijí.
Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt.

Tips

culture
Tang-dynasty Christians of the 景教 'Luminous Religion' wrote his name 牟世法王, with the Buddhist title 法王 'Dharma King'. Chinese Muslims call him 穆撒.

Stroke Order

摩 mó
西 xī