谢泼德

謝潑德

Xièpōdé

proper noun #38,059

Meanings

1 Shepard or Shepherd, an English surname

Characters

to thank; surname Xie (phonetic 'She-')

to splash (phonetic '-p-')

virtue (phonetic '-rd')

Examples

HSK 1

谢泼德先生是我们的英语老师。

Xièpōdé xiānsheng shì wǒmen de Yīngyǔ lǎoshī.

Mr. Shepherd is our English teacher.

HSK 6

美国宇航员谢泼德在1961年飞上了太空。

Měiguó yǔhángyuán Xièpōdé zài yī jiǔ liù yī nián fēishàng le tàikōng.

The American astronaut Shepard flew into space in 1961.

Tips

culture

The best-known bearer in Chinese is the astronaut Alan Shepard, 艾伦·谢泼德, the first American in space. The final 德 is the usual character for an English '-d' in names. Looser forms such as 谢帕德, 舍帕德 and 夏普德 also appear, and gamers write Commander Shepard of Mass Effect 薛帕德.

Stroke Order

谢 xiè

泼 pō

德 dé