萨米尔

薩米爾

Sàmǐ'ěr

proper noun #37,717

Meanings

1 Samir / Samira (Arabic given name, transliteration)

Characters

phonetic syllable for foreign names

phonetic syllable; also rice, meter

phonetic syllable for foreign -r/-er

Examples

HSK 6

萨米尔是我从印度来的同事。

Sàmǐ'ěr shì wǒ cóng Yìndù lái de tóngshì.

Samir is my colleague from India.

HSK 7-9

电影《贫民窟的百万富翁》里有个角色叫萨米尔。

Diànyǐng 《 Pínmínkū de Bǎiwàn fùwēng 》 lǐ yǒu gè juésè jiào Sàmǐ'ěr.

There's a character named Samir in the film Slumdog Millionaire.

Tips

culture

Samir (سمير) is an Arabic name meaning "companion in evening conversation" - very common across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. The female form is Samira (萨米拉 or also 萨米尔 in some translations). Recognizable in Chinese subtitles for any Arabic, Iranian, or Indian-Muslim character.

Stroke Order

萨 sà

米 mǐ

尔 ěr