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瓦伦汀

瓦倫汀
Wǎlúntīng
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Meanings

  1. 1 Valentine / Valentin (Western given name or surname)
  2. 2 Saint Valentine (Christian martyr, namesake of Valentine's Day)

Examples

瓦伦汀是这部电影男主角的名字。
Wǎlúntīng shì zhè bù diànyǐng nán zhǔjué de míngzi.
Valentine is the name of the male lead in this film.
圣瓦伦汀节就是我们说的情人节。
Shèng Wǎlúntīng Jié jiùshì wǒmen shuō de Qíngrén Jié.
Saint Valentine's Day is what we call Lovers' Day in Chinese.

Tips

memory
瓦 'wa' + 伦 'lun/len' + 汀 'ting/tin' = 'Va-len-tin'. 瓦 is the standard Chinese character for foreign 'Va-' starts (compare 瓦尔特 Walter, 瓦格纳 Wagner). The English-friendly 'Valentine' is more often rendered 瓦伦丁 (with 丁 ending) — 瓦伦汀 with 汀 is a less common but valid variant; both refer to the same name.
culture
Saint Valentine (圣瓦伦丁/瓦伦汀) is the 3rd-century Christian martyr whose feast day, February 14th, became 情人节 (Qíngrén Jié, Valentine's Day). The Chinese commercial holiday borrows the Western tradition wholesale; the parallel Chinese Valentine's Day is 七夕 (Qīxī).

Stroke Order

瓦 wǎ
伦 lún
汀 tīng