麦考

麥考

Màikǎo

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Meanings

1 McCaw / McCall / Macaw (transliteration of an English surname; also Maori name McCaw)

Characters

wheat; transliteration syllable for 'Mc-' / 'Mac-'

to test, examine; transliteration syllable for '-caw' / '-call'

Examples

里奇·麦考是新西兰橄榄球队的传奇队长。

Lǐqí Màikǎo shì Xīnxīlán gǎnlǎnqiú duì de chuánqí duìzhǎng.

Richie McCaw is the legendary captain of the New Zealand rugby team.

麦考先生从事电信行业。

Màikǎo xiānsheng cóngshì diànxìn hángyè.

Mr. McCaw works in telecommunications.

Tips

culture

Most prominent bearer: Richie McCaw (b. 1980), former All Blacks captain considered one of the greatest rugby players of all time, leading New Zealand to two consecutive Rugby World Cup titles (2011, 2015). The transliteration 麦考 covers any 'Mc-Caw / -Call' surname — context decides which.

Stroke Order

麦 mài

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