Abraham Lincoln, photo 1 of 1

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Abraham Lincoln O-77 matte collodion print
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Alexander Gardner
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林肯

Línkěn
proper noun #5,566

Meanings

  1. 1 Abraham Lincoln (16th US president)

About Abraham Lincoln

1809–1865 · 政治家 politician

Led the United States through the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation against slavery; he was shot dead at a theatre as the war ended. The Lincoln car brand shares his Chinese name.

Also called  亚伯拉罕·林肯

Characters

Phonetic transliteration of 'Lincoln'.

Examples

HSK 5
Línkěn shì Měiguó lìshǐ shàng zuì wěidà de zǒngtǒng zhīyī.
Lincoln is one of the greatest presidents in American history.

Tips

history
The close of the Gettysburg Address, 'government of the people, by the people, for the people', is 民有、民治、民享 in Chinese. 孙中山 said his Three Principles of the People, 三民主义, meant the same thing.

Stroke Order

林 lín
肯 kěn