夏洛克 (Xiàluòkè): Sherlock (name)

Meanings

1 Sherlock (name)
2 Shylock (character in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice)

Characters

夏

Phonetic transliteration - the characters are chosen for sound, not meaning.

Examples

HSK 3

夏洛克·福尔摩斯是世界上最有名的侦探。

Xiàluòkè · Fú'ěrmósī shì shìjiè shang zuì yǒumíng de zhēntàn.

Sherlock Holmes is the most famous detective in the world.

HSK 7-9

莎士比亚笔下的夏洛克是个贪婪的商人。

Shāshìbǐyà bǐxià de Xiàluòkè shì ge tānlán de shāngrén.

Shakespeare's Shylock is a greedy merchant.

Tips

culture

夏洛克 is most commonly associated with Sherlock Holmes (夏洛克·福尔摩斯) in modern Chinese. The Shylock usage is more literary.

In Pop Culture

夏洛克·福尔摩斯 Xiàluòkè · Fú'ěrmósī

Sherlock Holmes

Fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle

夏洛克 Xiàluòkè

Shylock

Character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

Stroke Order

夏 xià

洛 luò

克 kè

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