特里斯坦

Tèlǐsītǎn

proper noun #31,822

Meanings

1 Tristan (Western given name; also the medieval Cornish/Arthurian hero of Tristan and Isolde)

About Tristan

文学人物 fictional character

Knight of Arthurian legend whose doomed love for Isolde, the Irish princess promised to his uncle King Mark, is told in medieval romances and in Wagner's opera Tristan and Isolde.

Characters

特

tè

special; transliteration character

this (literary); transliteration

坦

tǎn

level, calm

Examples

HSK 4

他给儿子取名叫特里斯坦。

Tā gěi érzi qǔmíng jiào Tèlǐsītǎn.

He named his son Tristan.

HSK 5

特里斯坦与伊索尔德是著名的爱情传说。

Tèlǐsītǎn yǔ Yīsuǒ ěr dé shì zhùmíng de àiqíng chuánshuō.

Tristan and Isolde is a famous love legend.

Tips

memory

特里斯坦 sounds Tristan out piece by piece: 特 T, 里 ri, 斯 s, 坦 tan. Another rendering, 崔斯坦, covers 'Tri' in one syllable. In music, the 特里斯坦和弦 is the 'Tristan chord', named for its use in Wagner's opera.

Stroke Order

特 tè

里 lǐ

斯 sī

坦 tǎn