拉西尔

拉西爾

Lāxī'ěr

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Meanings

1 Lasher / Lassiter / La Salle (transliteration of foreign names)
2 phonetic rendering of foreign masculine names ending in -shar / -ssier / -salle

Characters

you (literary); thus

Examples

拉西尔是小说里的人物。

Lāxī'ěr shì xiǎoshuō lǐ de rénwù.

Lasher is a character in the novel.

他叫拉西尔，来自法国。

Tā jiào Lāxī'ěr, láizì Fǎguó.

His name is La Salle; he's from France.

Tips

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Phonetic transliteration: 拉 'lā' = 'la', 西 'xī' = 'sa/se/shi', 尔 'ěr' = '-r'. The 尔 ending is the standard mainland choice for foreign names ending in '-r' or '-er' (e.g. 彼得尔 Peter, 凯撒尔 Caesar). Often a translation of names like Lasher, Lassiter, or the French explorer La Salle.

Stroke Order

拉 lā

西 xī

尔 ěr