斯皮尔

斯皮爾

Sīpí'ěr

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Meanings

1 Spier / Speer / Spiel (transliteration of a Western surname)
2 the first element of names like Spielberg (斯皮尔伯格) and Spears (斯皮尔斯)

Characters

this (phonetic; common 's-' syllable)

skin (phonetic; for 'pi-')

you (phonetic; common name-ending)

Examples

斯皮尔伯格是著名的美国导演。

Sīpí'ěrbógé shì zhùmíng de Měiguó dǎoyǎn.

Spielberg is a famous American director.

布兰妮·斯皮尔斯是流行音乐天后。

Bùlánnī Sīpí'ěrsī shì liúxíng yīnyuè tiānhòu.

Britney Spears is a pop music queen.

Tips

usage

斯皮尔 is the standard rendering of the syllable cluster 'Spi-' or 'Spee-' in foreign names. You'll mostly see it as the front of 斯皮尔伯格 (Spielberg) or 斯皮尔斯 (Spears). On its own it can stand for the surname 'Speer' (e.g. Albert Speer) or 'Spier'.

Stroke Order

斯 sī

皮 pí

尔 ěr