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杜兰

杜蘭
Dùlán
proper noun #30,242

Meanings

  1. 1 Durant (transliterated surname)
  2. 2 Duran/Durand (foreign name)
  3. 3 common transliteration for "Duran" or "Durant," notably NBA star Kevin Durant (凯文·杜兰特) and historian Will Durant

Examples

HSK 6
凯文·杜兰特是NBA著名球员。
Kǎiwén · Dùlán tè shì NBA zhùmíng qiúyuán.
Kevin Durant is a famous NBA player.
HSK 7-9
杜兰是一个常见的外国姓氏译名。
Dùlán shì yígè chángjiàn de wàiguó xìngshì yì míng.
Durant/Duran is a common transliteration of a foreign surname.

Tips

usage
杜兰 transliterates the syllables "Du-ran" / "Du-rand," approximating the English/French sounds. The fuller form 杜兰特 renders "Durant" with the final "t" - used for NBA forward Kevin Durant. 杜兰 alone is also used for the American historian Will Durant (威尔·杜兰) and the band Duran Duran (杜兰杜兰).
memory
杜 (surname / a tree) + 兰 (orchid) - chosen for sound, but the chars happen to make a poetic "Du-Orchid." Many transliterations use 兰 for "-ran" / "-lan" syllables (think 米兰 Milan).

Stroke Order

杜 dù
兰 lán