日耳曼

Rìěrmàn

noun #21,668

Meanings

1 Germanic
2 German (people or language family)

Characters

sun / day (phonetic)

graceful (phonetic)

Examples

日耳曼民族是欧洲重要的民族之一。

Rìěrmàn mínzú shì Ōuzhōu zhòngyào de mínzú zhī yī.

The Germanic peoples are one of the important ethnic groups in Europe.

日耳曼语系包括德语、英语和荷兰语。

Rìěrmàn yǔxì bāokuò Déyǔ、Yīngyǔ hé Hélányǔ.

The Germanic language family includes German, English, and Dutch.

Tips

culture

日耳曼 is a transliteration of 'German/Germanic' used in Chinese to refer to the broader Germanic ethnic and linguistic group, not just Germany (德国 Déguó) or Germans (德国人 Déguórén).

Stroke Order

日 rì

耳 ěr

曼 màn