比尔

ěr

Traditional: 比爾

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Translation

Bill (given name)

Word origin

A phonetic transliteration of the English given name Bill, with 比 (bǐ) and 尔 (ěr) chosen to approximate the sound.

Origin
loan
Root
比 (bǐ) + 尔 (ěr), chosen for sound

Stroke order

Stroke order for 比

Stroke order for 尔

Examples

Bill is my American friend.

Bill is coming to China next week.

This book was written by Bill.

cài

Bill really likes Chinese food.

I met Bill yesterday.

比尔 (bǐ ěr) is the Chinese rendering of the English name Bill, a phonetic transliteration. It is a proper noun used for foreign personal names.

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This word is part of lesson 34.