维特 (Wéitè): Werther (transliteration of Ger…

Meanings

1 Werther (transliteration of German name); also used for other names such as Victor, Vito

Characters

维

Wéi

transliteration: Wer-/Vi-; also means to maintain

特

tè

transliteration: -ther/-tor; also means special

Examples

《少年维特之烦恼》是歌德的名作。

"Shàonián Wéitè zhī Fánnǎo" shì Gēdé de míng zuò.

The Sorrows of Young Werther is a famous work by Goethe.

维特是班上成绩最好的学生。

Wéitè shì bān shàng chéngjì zuì hǎo de xuésheng.

Werther is the best-performing student in the class.

Tips

culture

维特 is most famously associated with 少年维特之烦恼 (The Sorrows of Young Werther), Goethe's 1774 epistolary novel. After its publication in China in 1922, it became enormously influential.

Stroke Order

维 wéi

特 tè

Related Words

维克特 Wéikètè #13,274

Victor (name transliteration)

维奥莱特 Wéiàoláitè #13,427

Violet (English name)

维克多 Wéikèduō #7,580

Victor (English name, transliteration)

佩特 Pèitè #14,658

Pete (transliteration of English name) / Pater; Pate (transliteration of various Western names)

戴维 Dàiwéi #5,061

David (name) / Davy (name)

罗伯特 luóbótè #4,551

Robert (name transliteration)

斯科特 Sīkētè #5,176

Scott (transliteration of Western name)

赫特 Hètè #15,213

Hutt (name transliteration) / Hurt (name transliteration) / Heart (name transliteration)

沃特 wòtè #6,482

Walter (name) / Watt (name)

凯特 kǎitè #3,501

Kate (name) / Cate (name)