丹尼丝

丹妮絲

Dānnísī

proper noun #34,561

Meanings

1 Denise (English/French feminine given name, transliteration)

Characters

red, cinnabar; transliteration syllable

Buddhist nun; transliteration syllable

silk; transliteration syllable for soft 's' (often female)

Examples

HSK 4

我同学叫丹尼丝，是法国人。

Wǒ tóngxué jiào Dānnísī, shì Fǎguórén.

My classmate is named Denise; she is French.

HSK 6

丹尼丝是这部电视剧的女主角。

Dānnísī shì zhè bù diànshìjù de nǚzhǔjué.

Denise is the female lead of this TV drama.

Tips

usage

Standard female-name transliteration for 'Denise': 丹 (dān, red) for 'De-', 尼 (ní) for '-ni-', 丝 (sī, silk, the soft sibilant common in Western women's names) for '-se'. The 丝 ending is a tell that the original is feminine.

Stroke Order

丹 dān

尼 ní

丝 sī