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The Chinese word "苏轼" is a personal name formed by combining the surname "苏", which denotes family lineage, with the given name "轼", which originally refers to a crossbar on a chariot and serves as an individual identifier, resulting in a standard two-character name structure.

Word Definition - 苏轼

sū shì Su Shi (1037-1101), aka Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡[Su1 Dong1 po1], Song dynasty writer, calligrapher and public official, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 Ba1 Da4 jia1]

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