斯波克

Sībōkè

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Meanings

1 Spock (Star Trek character)
2 Mr. Spock, the Vulcan first officer of the USS Enterprise
3 Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author of Baby and Child Care

Characters

this (phonetic "S-")

wave (phonetic "-po-")

to overcome / gram (phonetic "-ck")

Examples

斯波克是《星际迷航》里的瓦肯人。

Sībōkè shì 《Xīngjì Míháng》 lǐ de Wǎkěn rén.

Spock is the Vulcan in Star Trek.

斯波克博士的育儿书影响了好几代人。

Sībōkè bóshì de yù'ér shū yǐngxiǎng le hǎo jǐ dài rén.

Dr. Spock's child-rearing book influenced several generations.

Tips

culture

Two famous Spocks: (1) Mr. Spock from 《星际迷航》 (Star Trek) — the half-human, half-Vulcan first officer played by Leonard Nimoy (and Zachary Quinto in the reboots), known for the line "Live long and prosper" (生生不息，繁荣昌盛). (2) Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician whose 1946 book 《婴幼儿保健常识》 (Baby and Child Care) sold over 50 million copies. Context decides which one — Trek references dominate online.

memory

Three syllables — 斯 "S-" + 波 "-pok-" + 克 "-ck." 克 (kè, gram / to overcome) is the standard ending for English "-k" / "-ck" syllables (米克 Mick, 杰克 Jack).

In Pop Culture

星际迷航 Xīngjì Míháng

Star Trek

the franchise where Mr. Spock is the iconic Vulcan first officer

Stroke Order

斯 sī

波 bō

克 kè