伯明翰

bómínghàn

noun #22,535

Meanings

1 Birmingham (city in England or Alabama, USA)

Characters

elder; lord; transliteration sound

bright; transliteration sound

writing brush; transliteration sound

Examples

伯明翰是英国第二大城市。

Bómínghàn shì Yīngguó dì'èr dàchéngshì.

Birmingham is the second largest city in the United Kingdom.

他在伯明翰大学读书。

Tā zài Bómínghàn dàxué dúshū.

He studies at the University of Birmingham.

Tips

memory

伯明翰: 伯 (elder/lord) + 明 (bright) + 翰 (writing brush/pen) — a scholarly lord with a bright pen. A fun mnemonic for remembering this foreign city name.

Stroke Order

伯 bó

明 míng

翰 hàn