玛特
Mǎ Tè · tones 3-4
Meaning: agate + special/distinct
Character breakdown
Each character in 玛特 on its own — radical, stroke count, and core meaning.
- 玛mǎ
- Radical
- 王
- Strokes
- 7
- Meaning
- agate
- 特tè
- Radical
- 牛
- Strokes
- 10
- Meaning
- special, unique
How it sounds
Tone pattern 3-4 (falling-rising + falling).
Falling-rising then falling. Quiet decisiveness — reads as thoughtful and resolute.
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. Soft sound profile complements stronger common surnames well. Always read the full name aloud with your surname before finalizing to check for accidental homophones.