塞琳娜

Sàilínnà

proper noun #36,956

Meanings

1 Selina / Selena / Serena (female given name transliteration)

Characters

frontier (transliteration char)

fine jade (transliteration char)

graceful (transliteration char)

Examples

HSK 6

塞琳娜·戈麦斯是美国知名歌手。

Sàilínnà · Gēmàisī shì Měiguó zhīmíng gēshǒu.

Selena Gomez is a well-known American singer.

HSK 7-9

网球明星塞琳娜赢得了大满贯。

Wǎngqiú míngxīng Sàilínnà yíngdé le dàmǎnguàn.

Tennis star Serena won the Grand Slam.

Tips

culture

From Greek Selēnē 'moon goddess'. The standard Chinese transliteration covers Selena Gomez (塞琳娜·戈麦斯), Serena Williams (often also 塞雷娜 / 小威), and the title witch of various fantasy. The all-female ending 娜 and the soft 琳 signal 'female name' clearly to a Chinese reader.

Stroke Order

塞 sāi

琳 lín

娜 nà