史东 (Shǐdōng): Stone (Western surname; alterna…

Meanings

1 Stone (Western surname; alternative rendering of the more standard 斯通)

Characters

史

shǐ

history (phonetic 'St-')

东

dōng

east (phonetic '-one')

Examples

他姓史东。

Tā xìng Shǐdōng.

His surname is Stone.

史东先生从美国来。

Shǐdōng xiānsheng cóng Měiguó lái.

Mr Stone comes from America.

Tips

usage

史东 is a Taiwanese / older mainland transliteration of the surname Stone, treating it more like a Chinese-style two-character name (史 = a real Chinese surname, 东 = east). The standard PRC rendering today is 斯通 (Sītōng) — see for instance Oliver Stone (奥利弗·斯通) and Emma Stone (艾玛·斯通).