Phonetic transliteration of the English surname "Strong."
斯 (sī) for the "S-,"
特 (tè) for "-tr-,"
朗 (lǎng) for "-ong." Notable bearer in Chinese contexts: Anna Louise Strong (
安娜·
路易斯·
斯特朗, 1885-1970), the American leftist journalist who interviewed Mao and lived her last years in Beijing. The pattern
斯特- is a workhorse for any English "Str-" cluster (
斯特林 Sterling,
斯特拉文斯基 Stravinsky).
