亚尔

亞爾

Yà'ěr

proper noun #30,786

Meanings

1 Yar / Ar (transliteration syllable used in foreign names and place names)
2 common element in Chinese transliterations of European names

Characters

Asia; second; sub-

you (literary); transliteration syllable for '-r/-er'

Examples

HSK 4

他叫亚尔，来自西班牙。

Tā jiào Yà'ěr, láizì Xībānyá.

He's called Yar; he's from Spain.

HSK 6

亚尔是这部小说里的主角。

Yà'ěr shì zhèbù xiǎoshuō lǐ de zhǔjué.

Yar is the protagonist of this novel.

Tips

usage

亚尔 is a building-block transliteration rather than a standalone name - it shows up inside longer foreign names and place names where 'yar' or '-ar' appears. The 尔 here is the typical Chinese choice for an English/French '-r' sound.

Stroke Order

亚 Yà

尔 ěr