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Homer bust, Farnese collection (Naples)
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荷马

荷馬
Hémǎ
proper noun #11,054

Meanings

  1. 1 Homer (ancient Greek poet)

About Homer

诗人 poet

Ancient Greek poet said to have composed the epics 《伊利亚特》, on the Trojan War, and 《奥德赛》, on Odysseus's long voyage home. Whether he really lived is debated.

Examples

HSK 5
Hémǎ shì gǔ Xīlà zuì wěidà de shīrén zhīyī.
Homer was one of the greatest poets of ancient Greece.
HSK 7-9
《 Yīlìyàtè 》 shì Hémǎ de dàibiǎozuò.
The Iliad is Homer's masterpiece.

Tips

memory
荷 'lotus' + 马 'horse' = Homer: picture the blind poet riding a horse with a lotus in his hand, reciting verse as he goes.

Stroke Order

荷 hé
马 mǎ