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Axel in Chinese
阿克塞尔
ā kè sài ěr · traditional 阿克塞爾
Axel is usually written 阿克塞尔 in Chinese, pronounced ā kè sài ěr. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Axel, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 阿 | ā | first (high, level) tone | prefix for people's names | 阿 |
| 克 | kè | fourth (falling) tone | gram; overcome | 克 |
| 塞 | sài | fourth (falling) tone | stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier | 塞 |
| 尔 | ěr | third (dipping) tone | you; that, those | 爾 |
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 Axel in Chinese
How do you write Axel in Chinese?
Axel is usually written 阿克塞尔 in Chinese, pronounced ā kè sài ěr. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Axel, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 阿克塞尔?
阿克塞尔 is pronounced ā kè sài ěr: ā in the first (high, level) tone, kè in the fourth (falling) tone, sài in the fourth (falling) tone and ěr in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Axel in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 阿克塞爾.
Is 阿克塞尔 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Axel, 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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