沃戴尔

沃戴爾

Wòdài'ěr

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Meanings

1 Wardell / Wardelle (English given name or surname; phonetic transliteration)

Characters

fertile (literal); 'wo-' sound

to wear (literal); 'dai-' sound

you (classical); '-l/-r' sound suffix

Examples

他的英文名叫沃戴尔。

Tā de yīngwén míng jiào Wòdài'ěr.

His English name is Wardell.

沃戴尔先生是从美国来的。

Wòdài'ěr xiānsheng shì cóng Měiguó lái de.

Mr. Wardell is from the United States.

Tips

usage

Phonetic transliteration of the English name Wardell: 沃 (wò) for 'War-', 戴 (dài) for '-dell' onset, 尔 (ěr) for the '-l' coda. The 尔 character is a default ending for English '-l/-r' sounds in Chinese name transliteration (compare 麦克尔 Michael, 卡尔 Carl).

Stroke Order

沃 wò

戴 dài

尔 ěr