伽林

Jiālín

proper noun #34,776

Meanings

1 Galen
2 short form of Gagarin

Characters

transliteration syllable

forest (phonetic)

Examples

HSK 2

我朋友的英文名叫伽林。

Wǒ péngyou de Yīngwén míng jiào Jiālín.

My friend's English name is Galen.

HSK 6

伽林是这部电影的主角。

Jiālín shì zhè bù diànyǐng de zhǔjué.

Galen is the main character of this movie.

Tips

usage

伽林 is a phonetic transliteration used for Western names like Galen or Galin. 伽 (jiā) often appears in Buddhist and foreign-name transliterations (compare 伽利略 Galileo); 林 (lín) means 'forest' but is purely phonetic here.

Stroke Order

伽 jiā

林 lín