汤姆

tāng

Traditional: 湯姆

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Translation

Tom

Word origin

A phonetic transliteration of the English name Tom, with 汤 (tāng) and 姆 (mǔ) chosen for their sound rather than meaning.

Origin
phonetic transliteration
Root
汤 (tāng) + 姆 (mǔ), chosen for sound

Stroke order

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Examples

Tom is my good friend.

Tom likes playing football.

Tom came to see me yesterday.

This book was written by Tom.

Tom lives in London.

汤姆 (tāng mǔ) means Tom. It is the standard Chinese transliteration of the English given name.

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