洁塔

潔塔

Jiétǎ

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Meanings

1 Jetta (transliteration of a Western female name)
2 Jetta (also a Volkswagen sedan model, more commonly written 捷达)

Characters

tower; pagoda (used phonetically here)

Examples

洁塔是这部电影里的女主角。

Jiétǎ shì zhè bù diànyǐng lǐ de nǚzhǔjué.

Jetta is the female lead in this film.

她给女儿起了个英文名叫洁塔。

Tā gěi nǚ'ér qǐ le ge yīngwén míng jiào Jiétǎ.

She gave her daughter the English name Jetta.

Tips

usage

Phonetic rendering of the name 'Jetta' — 洁 (jié, 'clean/pure') was chosen for its flattering meaning in addition to the sound. The Volkswagen Jetta sedan is more commonly transliterated as 捷达 (Jiédá) in mainland China.

Stroke Order

洁 jié

塔 tǎ