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杜兰

杜蘭
Dùlán
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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

凯文·杜兰特是NBA著名球员。
Kǎiwén Dùlántè shì NBA zhùmíng qiúyuán.
Kevin Durant is a famous NBA player.
杜兰是一个常见的外国姓氏译名。
Dùlán shì yī ge 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 (Dùlántè) renders "Durant" with the final "t" — used for NBA forward Kevin Durant (Kevin Durant). 杜兰 alone is also used for Will Durant (the American historian, 威尔·杜兰) and Duran Duran the band (杜兰杜兰).
memory
杜 (dù, surname / a tree) + 兰 (lán, 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