马建忠 / 馬建忠

mǎ​jiàn​zhōng

Ma Jianzhong

(1844–1900) A Qing dynasty philologist and diplomat from Jiangsu; known for writing the first systematic Chinese grammar, [[马氏文通|馬氏文通|ma3 shi4 wen2 tong1]].

马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · [surname] 建 (literal) → 建 · jiàn · to establish 忠 (bound) → 忠 · zhōng · loyal

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM