詹姆斯

zhān

Traditional: 詹姆斯

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Translation

James (given name or surname)

Word origin

A phonetic transliteration of the English name James, using 詹 (zhān), 姆 (mǔ) and 斯 (sī) for their sounds rather than their meanings.

Origin
loan
Root
transliteration of English James

Stroke order

Stroke order for 詹

Stroke order for 姆

Stroke order for 斯

Examples

James is my English friend.

James came here yesterday.

We call him James.

cài

James said he likes Chinese food.

This book was written by James.

詹姆斯 (Zhānmǔsī) is the standard Mandarin transliteration of the name James, chosen for its sound. The characters are picked for phonetic value, not meaning.

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