unisex name
Charlie in Chinese
查理
chá lǐ
Charlie is usually written 查理 in Chinese, pronounced chá lǐ. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Charlie, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 查 | chá | second (rising) tone | investigate, examine, seek into | 查 |
| 理 | lǐ | third (dipping) tone | reason, logic; manage | 理 |
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 Charlie in Chinese
How do you write Charlie in Chinese?
Charlie is usually written 查理 in Chinese, pronounced chá lǐ. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Charlie, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 查理?
查理 is pronounced chá lǐ: chá in the second (rising) tone and lǐ in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Charlie in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 查理 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 查理 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 查理 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Charlie, 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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