丹尼丝

丹妮絲

Dānnísī

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Meanings

1 Denise (English/French feminine given name, transliteration)

Characters

red, cinnabar; transliteration syllable

Buddhist nun; transliteration syllable

silk; transliteration syllable for soft 's' (often female)

Examples

丹尼丝是这部电视剧的女主角。

Dānnísī shì zhè bù diànshìjù de nǚ zhǔjué.

Denise is the female lead of this TV drama.

我同学叫丹尼丝，是法国人。

Wǒ tóngxué jiào Dānnísī, shì Fǎguó rén.

My classmate is named Denise; she is French.

Tips

usage

Standard female-name transliteration for 'Denise': 丹 (dān, red) for 'De-', 尼 (ní, female radical) for '-ni-', 丝 (sī, silk — the soft sibilant common in Western women's names) for '-se'. The 丝 ending is a tell that the original is feminine.

Stroke Order

丹 dān

尼 ní

丝 sī