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陈寅恪
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Chen Yinke
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陈寅恪

陳寅恪
Chén Yínkè
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Chen Yinke
  2. 2 eminent Chinese historian and philologist of the Republican era

About Chen Yinke

1890–1969 · 学者 scholar

Historian of medieval China who read over a dozen languages and taught at Tsinghua. His call for 独立之精神 and 自由之思想, "an independent spirit and free thought", is often quoted by Chinese scholars.

Examples

HSK 7-9
陈寅恪是中国现代史学的奠基人之一。
Chén Yínkè shì Zhōngguó xiàndài shǐxué de diànjīrén zhīyī.
Chen Yinke is one of the founders of modern Chinese historical scholarship.
HSK 7-9
陈寅恪晚年双目失明，仍坚持学术研究。
Chén Yínkè wǎnnián shuāngmù shīmíng, réng jiānchí xuéshù yánjiū.
Chen Yinke went blind in his later years but kept up his scholarly research.

Tips

culture
Fellow scholars called him 教授的教授, 'the professor of professors'. At Tsinghua he was one of the 四大导师, the 'Four Great Tutors' of its Institute of Chinese Studies, with 梁启超, 王国维 and 赵元任.
usage
The 恪 in his name is kè in standard Mandarin, but he and his family said què, and Taiwan's dictionary reads the name Chén Yínquè. Both readings are heard.

Stroke Order

陈 chén
寅 yín
恪 kè