韦伯斯特

韋伯斯特

Wéibósītè

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Meanings

1 Webster (English surname)
2 Noah Webster, lexicographer of Webster's Dictionary (《韦氏词典》)
3 Daniel Webster, 19th-century American statesman
4 any bearer of the surname Webster

Characters

leather / surname (phonetic "Web-")

uncle, count (phonetic "-b-")

this (phonetic "-s-")

special (phonetic "-ter")

Examples

诺亚·韦伯斯特编写了著名的英语词典。

Nuòyà Wéibósītè biānxiě le zhùmíng de Yīngyǔ cídiǎn.

Noah Webster compiled the famous English dictionary.

韦伯斯特是一个常见的英语姓氏。

Wéibósītè shì yī ge chángjiàn de Yīngyǔ xìngshì.

Webster is a common English surname.

Tips

culture

Most prominent bearer: Noah Webster (1758–1843), the American lexicographer behind 《韦氏词典》 (Webster's Dictionary), the standard reference that established American English spellings (color vs. colour, etc.). Also Daniel Webster, 19th-century US senator and orator. The shorter form 韦氏 (Wéi-shì, "the Wei family/Webster's") is used in 韦氏词典.

memory

Four-syllable transliteration mapping cleanly: 韦 "Web-," 伯 "-ster" (no, actually 韦 = Web + 伯 = -bs/-ber + 斯 = -s- + 特 = -ter). 斯特 is a stock ending for English "-ster" / "-ston" names (think 切斯特 Chester, 曼彻斯特 Manchester).

Stroke Order

韦 wéi

伯 bó

斯 sī

特 tè