马丹

馬丹

MǎDān

proper noun

Meanings

1 a common Chinese personal name (马 surname + 丹 'cinnabar red')
2 sometimes used as the Chinese transliteration of the French name Martin or Madame

Characters

Ma (surname) / horse

cinnabar / vermilion red

Examples

马丹老师教英语。

Mǎdān lǎoshī jiāo Yīngyǔ.

Teacher Ma Dan teaches English.

新来的护士叫马丹。

Xīn lái de hùshi jiào Mǎdān.

The new nurse is called Ma Dan.

Tips

usage

马 (horse) is the 13th most common Chinese surname and is especially widespread among Hui Muslims. 丹 (cinnabar, vermilion) is a popular single-character feminine given name — think 丹心 'sincere heart'.

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

丹 dān