史丹

Shǐdān

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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

史丹是我最好的朋友。

Shǐdān shì wǒ zuì hǎo de péngyǒu.

Stan is my best friend.

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