特里斯坦

Tèlǐsītǎn

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Meanings

1 Tristan (Western given name; also the medieval Cornish/Arthurian hero of Tristan and Isolde)

Characters

special; transliteration character

inside; village

this (literary); transliteration

Examples

特里斯坦与伊索尔德是著名的爱情传说。

Tèlǐsītǎn yǔ Yīsuǒ'ěrdé shì zhùmíng de àiqíng chuánshuō.

Tristan and Isolde is a famous love legend.

他给儿子取名叫特里斯坦。

Tā gěi érzi qǔmíng jiào Tèlǐsītǎn.

He named his son Tristan.

Tips

culture

Standard Chinese rendering of 'Tristan'. Most famously the Cornish knight in the medieval legend 《特里斯坦与伊索尔德》(Tristan and Isolde), later turned into Wagner's opera 《特里斯坦与伊索尔德》(Tristan und Isolde). 特 ≈ 'Tri-', 里 ≈ '-i-', 斯 ≈ '-s-', 坦 ≈ '-tan'.

Stroke Order

特 tè

里 lǐ

斯 sī

坦 tǎn