马丹 (MǎDān): a common Chinese personal name (马 surname + 丹 'cinnabar red')

Meanings

1 a common Chinese personal name (马 surname + 丹 'cinnabar red')
2 sometimes used as the Chinese transliteration of the French name Martin or Madame

Characters

马

cinnabar / vermilion red

Examples

马丹老师教英语。

Mǎ Dān lǎoshī jiāo Yīngyǔ.

Teacher Ma Dan teaches English.

新来的护士叫马丹。

Xīn lái de hùshi jiào Mǎ Dān.

The new nurse is called Ma Dan.

Tips

usage

马 (horse) is the 13th most common Chinese surname and is especially widespread among Hui Muslims. 丹 (cinnabar, vermilion) is a popular single-character feminine given name — think 丹心 'sincere heart'.

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

丹 dān

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