赛勒斯

賽勒斯

Sàilèsī

proper noun #37,684

Meanings

1 Cyrus (foreign given name / surname, transliteration)

Characters

(phonetic; also: contest)

Examples

HSK 7-9

赛勒斯大帝建立了波斯帝国。

Sàilèsī Dàdì jiànlì le Bōsī Dìguó.

Cyrus the Great founded the Persian Empire.

HSK 7-9

麦莉·赛勒斯是一位美国流行歌手。

Màilì · Sàilèsī shì yī wèi Měiguó liúxíng gēshǒu.

Miley Cyrus is an American pop singer.

Tips

culture

Used for both the ancient Persian king Cyrus the Great (居鲁士 is the more historical transliteration, but 赛勒斯 appears in modern translations) and for the Cyrus surname (Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus). The original name Kūruš means "sun."

Stroke Order

赛 sài

勒 lè

斯 sī