安东诺夫

安東諾夫

Āndōngnuòfū

popculture

Meanings

1 Antonov (surname transliteration)
2 refers to Soviet/Ukrainian aircraft designer Oleg Antonov (1906-1984) and his namesake aircraft company

Characters

peaceful; phonetic An

east; phonetic dong

promise; phonetic nuo

man; phonetic fu

Examples

安东诺夫设计局以大型运输机闻名。

Āndōngnuòfū Shèjìjú yǐ dàxíng yùnshūjī wénmíng.

The Antonov Design Bureau is famous for its large transport aircraft.

安-225是世界上最大的运输机。

Ān èr èr wǔ shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de yùnshūjī.

The An-225 was the largest transport aircraft in the world.

Tips

usage

Standard Chinese transliteration of the Russian/Ukrainian surname Antonov (Антонов). In Chinese aviation press, usually appears as 安东诺夫设计局 (Antonov Design Bureau) or shortened to 安东诺夫公司.

memory

Four syllables matching the Russian: 安 (Ān) + 东 (dōng) + 诺 (nuò) + 夫 (fū). The 夫 at the end is the same 'fu' used for most Slavic -ov/-ev surnames (e.g. 戈尔巴乔夫 Gorbachev).

Stroke Order

安 ān

东 dōng

诺 nuò

夫 fū