unisex name
Alex in Chinese
亚历克斯
yà lì kè sī · traditional 亞歷克斯
Alex is usually written 亚历克斯 in Chinese, pronounced yà lì kè sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Alex, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 亚 | yà | fourth (falling) tone | Asia; second | 亞 |
| 历 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | history; calendar | 歷 |
| 克 | kè | fourth (falling) tone | gram; overcome | 克 |
| 斯 | sī | first (high, level) tone | this, thus, such; to lop off | 斯 |
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 Alex in Chinese
How do you write Alex in Chinese?
Alex is usually written 亚历克斯 in Chinese, pronounced yà lì kè sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Alex, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 亚历克斯?
亚历克斯 is pronounced yà lì kè sī: yà in the fourth (falling) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone, kè in the fourth (falling) tone and sī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Alex in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 亞歷克斯.
Is 亚历克斯 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Alex, 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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