夏洛克·福尔摩斯

夏洛克·福爾摩斯

Xiàluòkè Fú'ěrmósī

proper noun #31,956

Meanings

1 Sherlock Holmes (fictional consulting detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle, first appeared 1887)

Characters

summer (literal); 'sher-' sound

Luo river (literal); '-lo-' sound

to overcome (literal); '-ck' sound

·

fortune (literal); 'h-/f-' sound

you (literary); '-l-' sound

to rub (literal); '-m-' sound

this (literary); '-s' sound

Examples

HSK 7-9

夏洛克·福尔摩斯住在贝克街221B。

Xiàluòkè · Fú'ěrmósī zhù zài Bèikè Jiē èr èr yī B.

Sherlock Holmes lives at 221B Baker Street.

HSK 7-9

我从小就是夏洛克·福尔摩斯的粉丝。

Wǒ cóngxiǎo jiùshì Xiàluòkè · Fú'ěrmósī de fěnsī.

I've been a Sherlock Holmes fan since childhood.

Tips

culture

Sherlock Holmes is the consulting detective from Arthur Conan Doyle's stories (1887-1927), with sidekick Dr. Watson (华生). The character is hugely popular in China - early translations by 林纾 in the late Qing era helped popularize Western detective fiction.

usage

Note 福尔摩斯 - the 'F-' for 'H-' is a quirk of the original southern-Chinese (Fujianese) translator who heard the H as F. The reading stuck and is now standard nationwide. Often shortened to just 福尔摩斯.

Stroke Order

夏 xià

洛 luò

克 kè

福 fú

尔 ěr

摩 mó

斯 sī