丹尼
Dān Ní · tones 1-2
Meaning: red/cinnabar + intimate
Character breakdown
Each character in 丹尼 on its own — radical, stroke count, and core meaning.
- 丹dān
- Radical
- 丶
- Strokes
- 4
- Meaning
- red, cinnabar
- 尼ní
- Radical
- 尸
- Strokes
- 5
- Meaning
- Buddhist nun
How it sounds
Tone pattern 1-2 (high-level + rising).
High-level then rising. Opens bright and lifts upward — energetic and optimistic sound.
Style: transliteration-standard
A standard phonetic match for the English name (used in Chinese Bibles, news translations, official documents). Useful when you want clear English-to-Chinese identifiability.
Pairing with a surname
2-character given name
Standard structure for modern Chinese names. Pairs naturally with most common single-character surnames (王, 李, 张, 陈, 刘) for a 3-character full name. Always read the full name aloud with your surname before finalizing to check for accidental homophones.