丹娜

Dānnà
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Meanings

  1. 1 Dana / Dannah (Western feminine given name, phonetic transliteration)

Examples

Dānnà shì Měiguó yī wèi yǒumíng de nǚyǎnyuán.
Dana is a famous American actress.
Wǒ de tóngshì Dānnà láizì Jiānádà.
My colleague Dana is from Canada.

Tips

usage
Standard Chinese rendering of 'Dana' (also Dannah / Danna) — (dān) renders 'da-' and (nà) is the universal feminine-name closer in Chinese transliterations: 安娜 Anna, 戴安娜 Diana, 朱莉娅 Julia. English-speaking 'Dana' is sometimes male in the US (e.g. UFC president Dana White), but the ending in Chinese marks it unambiguously female; for the male Dana, transliterators may use 达纳 (Dánà) instead.
memory
Each character is chosen for sound but reads pleasantly: 'red / cinnabar / pill of immortality' + 'graceful' — a meaning suitable for a feminine given name.

Stroke Order

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