boy’s name
Archie in Chinese
阿奇
ā qí
Archie is usually written 阿奇 in Chinese, pronounced ā qí. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Archie, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 阿 | ā | first (high, level) tone | prefix for people's names | 阿 |
| 奇 | qí | second (rising) tone | strange, unusual, uncanny, occult | 奇 |
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 Archie in Chinese
How do you write Archie in Chinese?
Archie is usually written 阿奇 in Chinese, pronounced ā qí. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Archie, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 阿奇?
阿奇 is pronounced ā qí: ā in the first (high, level) tone and qí in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Archie in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 阿奇 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 阿奇 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 阿奇 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Archie, 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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