boy’s name
Caleb in Chinese
凯莱布
kǎi lái bù · traditional 凱萊布
Caleb is usually written 凯莱布 in Chinese, pronounced kǎi lái bù. You may also see 迦勒 (jiā lè). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Caleb, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 凯 | kǎi | third (dipping) tone | triumphant; triumph, victory | 凱 |
| 莱 | lái | second (rising) tone | goosefoot, weed; fallow field | 萊 |
| 布 | bù | fourth (falling) tone | cotton cloth, textiles, linen | 布 |
Other spelling: 迦勒 (jiā lè) — 迦 character for transliteration · 勒 strangle, tighten
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 Caleb in Chinese
How do you write Caleb in Chinese?
Caleb is usually written 凯莱布 in Chinese, pronounced kǎi lái bù. You may also see 迦勒 (jiā lè). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Caleb, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 凯莱布?
凯莱布 is pronounced kǎi lái bù: kǎi in the third (dipping) tone, lái in the second (rising) tone and bù in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Caleb in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 凱萊布.
Is 凯莱布 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Caleb, 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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