杜克斯

Dùkèsī

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Meanings

1 Dukes / Dukas / Ducas (Western surname; phonetic transliteration)

Characters

to stop, prevent (phonetic 'du')

to overcome (phonetic 'ke')

this (phonetic 's')

Examples

杜克斯先生是新来的经理。

Dùkèsī xiānshēng shì xīn lái de jīnglǐ.

Mr. Dukes is the new manager.

电影《正义火枪手》里有个角色叫杜克斯。

Diànyǐng 《Zhèngyì Huǒqiāngshǒu》 lǐ yǒu gè juésè jiào Dùkèsī.

There's a character named Dukes in the film.

Tips

usage

Phonetic transliteration of the surname 'Dukes' (English) or 'Dukas/Ducas' (French/Greek). Compare 公爵 (gōngjué) which is the title 'Duke'. As a surname, 杜克斯 is an English-language proper name — the Greek-origin variant 杜卡斯 (Dùkǎsī) is sometimes used for the Byzantine imperial family Doukas.

Stroke Order

杜 dù

克 kè

斯 sī