boy’s name
Chase in Chinese
蔡斯
cài sī
Chase is usually written 蔡斯 in Chinese, pronounced cài sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Chase, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 蔡 | cài | fourth (falling) tone | surname; species of tortoise | 蔡 |
| 斯 | sī | first (high, level) tone | this, thus, such; to lop off | 斯 |
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 Chase in Chinese
How do you write Chase in Chinese?
Chase is usually written 蔡斯 in Chinese, pronounced cài sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Chase, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 蔡斯?
蔡斯 is pronounced cài sī: cài in the fourth (falling) tone and sī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Chase in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 蔡斯 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 蔡斯 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 蔡斯 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Chase, 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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