欧文斯

歐文斯

Ōuwénsī

proper noun #30,932

Meanings

1 Owens (English surname)

Characters

writing; culture

this (literary)

Examples

HSK 3

欧文斯先生是新来的同事。

Ōuwénsī xiānsheng shì xīn lái de tóngshì.

Mr. Owens is the new colleague.

HSK 5

杰西·欧文斯是美国短跑名将。

Jiéxī · Ōuwénsī shì Měiguó duǎnpǎo míngjiàng.

Jesse Owens was a famous American sprinter.

Tips

culture

Most famous bearer: Jesse Owens (杰西·欧文斯), the Black American sprinter who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics - directly under Hitler's gaze, demolishing Nazi 'Aryan supremacy' propaganda. The transliteration breaks down as 欧 (ō) 'Ow-', 文 (wén) '-en-', 斯 (sī) '-s'.

Stroke Order

欧 ōu

文 wén

斯 sī