蕭一山

Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty

surname Xiao

miserable / desolate / dreary / Chinese mugwort

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable