麦考德

麥考德

Màikǎodé

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Meanings

1 McCord (transliteration of the English/Scottish surname)

Characters

wheat (transliteration character for 'Mc/Mac')

to test; to examine (transliteration character for 'co')

virtue (transliteration character for 'd')

Examples

麦考德先生是一位美国教授。

Màikǎodé xiānshēng shì yī wèi Měiguó jiàoshòu.

Mr. McCord is an American professor.

麦考德家族在十九世纪移居美国。

Màikǎodé jiāzú zài shíjiǔ shìjì yíjū Měiguó.

The McCord family emigrated to America in the 19th century.

Tips

usage

Standard Mandarin transliteration of 'McCord': 麦 (mài) for 'Mc-', 考 (kǎo) for '-cor-', 德 (dé) for '-d'. 麦 is also the default character for English 'Mc-' surnames generally — Macdonald (麦当劳/麦克唐纳), McKinley (麦金莱), MacArthur (麦克阿瑟). Without a single dominant bearer, treat as a generic surname rendering.

Stroke Order

麦 mài

考 kǎo

德 dé