宋应星 / 宋應星

sòng​yìng​xīng

Song Yingxing

Song Yingxing (1587-1666), a scientist during the Ming Dynasty famous for his encyclopedia [[天工开物|天工開物|tian1 gong1 kai1 wu4]] which documented Chinese agriculture and technology.

宋 (literal) → 宋 · sòng · Song 应 (literal) → 应/應 · yīng · Ying 星 (literal) → 星 · xīng · surname

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM