史丹

Shǐdān

proper noun #33,213

Meanings

1 Stan (English given name; common Chinese transliteration, sometimes written 斯坦)
2 Shi Dan (Han dynasty official, tutor to the future Emperor Cheng)

Characters

history; surname Shi (phonetic 'st/sh')

cinnabar; red (phonetic 'an')

Examples

HSK 1

史丹是我最好的朋友。

Shǐdān shì wǒ zuìhǎo de péngyǒu.

Stan is my best friend.

HSK 7-9

电影里的史丹很搞笑。

Diànyǐng lǐ de Shǐdān hěn gǎoxiào.

Stan in the movie is hilarious.

Tips

usage

史 (shǐ, 'history') gives 'st-/sh-' and 丹 (dān, 'cinnabar/red') gives '-an'. A common Taiwanese-style rendering of the English name 'Stan'; mainland subtitles more often use 斯坦. The Han dynasty 史丹 (Shi Dan, d. 14 BCE) was a tutor and political ally of Emperor Cheng of Han.

Stroke Order

史 shǐ

丹 dān