阿尔文

阿爾文

Ā'ěrwén

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Meanings

1 Alvin (English male given name)
2 occasionally Arvin, Alwin

Characters

(name-prefix sound 'a')

(sound '-r-'; lit. 'you')

literature; civil (sound '-vin/-wen')

Examples

阿尔文是《鼠来宝》里的主角。

Ā'ěrwén shì 《Shǔláibǎo》 lǐ de zhǔjué.

Alvin is the main character in Alvin and the Chipmunks.

阿尔文·托夫勒写了《第三次浪潮》。

Ā'ěrwén·Tuōfūlè xiěle 《Dì sān cì làngcháo》.

Alvin Toffler wrote The Third Wave.

Tips

usage

Standard transliteration of 'Alvin'. 阿 (ā) gives the 'al-' onset, 尔 (ěr) the 'r' colour, 文 (wén) the '-vin' tail (Mandarin has no 'v', so 'w-' substitutes). Best-known bearers: futurist Alvin Toffler (《未来的冲击》Future Shock), and the cartoon chipmunk Alvin from 《鼠来宝》.

Stroke Order

阿 ā

尔 ěr

文 wén