華東師範大學

East China Normal University (ECNU)

abbr. for China

Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi / surname Hua

old variant of 花[hua1] / flower

magnificent / splendid / flowery

East China

surname Dong

east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord

surname Shi

teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops

teacher-training / pedagogical / normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University)

pattern / model / example

see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

normal university / teacher training college

the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism

university / college / CL:所[suo3]

to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology