boy’s name
Albert in Chinese
阿尔伯特
ā ěr bó tè · traditional 阿爾伯特
Albert is usually written 阿尔伯特 in Chinese, pronounced ā ěr bó tè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Albert, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 阿 | ā | first (high, level) tone | prefix for people's names | 阿 |
| 尔 | ěr | third (dipping) tone | you; that, those | 爾 |
| 伯 | bó | second (rising) tone | older brother; father's elder brother | 伯 |
| 特 | tè | fourth (falling) tone | special, unique, distinguished | 特 |
Readings and meanings come from the Unicode Han Database (Unihan). In a transliterated name, the meanings of the characters are not read as a sentence.
Questions about Albert in Chinese
How do you write Albert in Chinese?
Albert is usually written 阿尔伯特 in Chinese, pronounced ā ěr bó tè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Albert, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 阿尔伯特?
阿尔伯特 is pronounced ā ěr bó tè: ā in the first (high, level) tone, ěr in the third (dipping) tone, bó in the second (rising) tone and tè in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Albert in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 阿爾伯特.
Is 阿尔伯特 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Albert, so Chinese readers will recognise it as a foreign name. If you would like a name that looks Chinese, our free generator also suggests names chosen for their meaning.
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