boy’s name
Blake in Chinese
布莱克
bù lái kè · traditional 布萊克
Blake is usually written 布莱克 in Chinese, pronounced bù lái kè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Blake, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 布 | bù | fourth (falling) tone | cotton cloth, textiles, linen | 布 |
| 莱 | lái | second (rising) tone | goosefoot, weed; fallow field | 萊 |
| 克 | kè | fourth (falling) tone | gram; overcome | 克 |
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 Blake in Chinese
How do you write Blake in Chinese?
Blake is usually written 布莱克 in Chinese, pronounced bù lái kè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Blake, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 布莱克?
布莱克 is pronounced bù lái kè: bù in the fourth (falling) tone, lái in the second (rising) tone and kè in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Blake in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 布萊克.
Is 布莱克 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Blake, 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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