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

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.

莎士比亚笔下的夏洛克是个贪婪的商人。

Shāshìbǐyà bǐ xià 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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