陈琳

陳琳

Chén Lín

proper noun

Meanings

1 Chen Lin, late Han dynasty scholar and one of the Seven Scholars of Jian'an (建安七子)
2 Chen Lin (1970–2009), Chinese pop singer known for the 1990s hit '你的柔情我永远不懂'

About Chen Lin

died 217 · 作家 writer

Late Han writer, one of the 建安七子 (Seven Scholars of Jian'an). Serving Yuan Shao, he wrote a fierce denunciation of Cao Cao; after Yuan's defeat, Cao Cao spared him for his writing and took him into his service.

Also called 孔璋

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

陈琳是建安七子之一。

Chén Lín shì Jiàn'ān Qīzǐ zhīyī.

Chen Lin was one of the Seven Scholars of Jian'an.

HSK 5

陈琳的歌曲在九十年代非常流行。

Chén Lín de gēqǔ zài jiǔshí niándài fēicháng liúxíng.

Chen Lin's songs were very popular in the 1990s.

Tips

history

Cao Cao is said to have read his 《为袁绍檄豫州》 during a headache and felt it lift, hence 文愈头风, 'writing cures a headache'. The idiom 箭在弦上, 'the arrow is on the string', for a point of no return, also traces to this proclamation.

culture

The other well-known 陈琳 is a singer from Fengjie, Chongqing, whose 1993 album 《你的柔情我永远不懂》, 'I'll never understand your tenderness', sold about 1.5 million copies and made her name.

Stroke Order

陈 chén

琳 lín

陈琳