伊扎克

Yīzhākè

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Meanings

1 Itzhak / Yitzhak (Hebrew given name, the same name as biblical 'Isaac')

Characters

(transliteration syllable for 'Yi-/I-')

to prick; to tie (transliteration syllable for '-tz-')

to overcome; gram (transliteration syllable for '-k')

Examples

伊扎克·拉宾是以色列前总理。

Yīzhākè · Lābīn shì Yǐsèliè qián zǒnglǐ.

Yitzhak Rabin was a former Prime Minister of Israel.

伊扎克·帕尔曼是世界著名的小提琴家。

Yīzhākè · Pà'ěrmàn shì shìjiè zhùmíng de xiǎotíqínjiā.

Itzhak Perlman is a world-famous violinist.

Tips

culture

伊扎克 transliterates Hebrew Yitzhak / Itzhak (יצחק) — the same name rendered as 'Isaac' in English Bibles. Most prominent bearers: Yitzhak Rabin (以色列总理 Rabin, assassinated 1995, Nobel Peace laureate); Itzhak Perlman (Polish-Israeli-American violinist); Yitzhak Shamir (Israeli PM).

memory

Phonetic: 伊 (yī) for 'Yi-', 扎 (zhā) for '-tz-', 克 (kè) for the final '-k' sound. The 克 suffix is Chinese's standard syllable for foreign '-k' endings (cf. 坦克 'tank', 麦克 'Mike').

Stroke Order

伊 yī

扎 zhā

克 kè