基曼

Jīmàn

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Meanings

1 Keeman / Kiman / Geeman (transliteration of Western surname; treat as generic phonetic rendering)

Characters

foundation (phonetic 'K-')

graceful (phonetic '-man')

Examples

基曼是个外国姓氏。

Jīmàn shì gè wàiguó xìngshì.

Keeman is a foreign surname.

他的同事姓基曼。

Tā de tóngshì xìng Jīmàn.

His colleague's surname is Keeman.

Tips

usage

基曼 is a phonetic rendering for surnames like Keeman or Geeman. 基 is the standard 'Ki-/Gee-' opener (cf. 基辛格 Kissinger, 基督 Christ), and 曼 is a stock '-man' ending (cf. 高曼 Goldman, 杜鲁门 Truman uses 门 instead).

Stroke Order

基 jī

曼 màn