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Chelsea in Chinese
切尔西
qiè ěr xī · traditional 切爾西
Chelsea is usually written 切尔西 in Chinese, pronounced qiè ěr xī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Chelsea, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 切 | qiè | fourth (falling) tone | cut, mince, slice, carve | 切 |
| 尔 | ěr | third (dipping) tone | you; that, those | 爾 |
| 西 | xī | first (high, level) tone | west; westward | 西 |
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 Chelsea in Chinese
How do you write Chelsea in Chinese?
Chelsea is usually written 切尔西 in Chinese, pronounced qiè ěr xī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Chelsea, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 切尔西?
切尔西 is pronounced qiè ěr xī: qiè in the fourth (falling) tone, ěr in the third (dipping) tone and xī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Chelsea in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 切爾西.
Is 切尔西 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Chelsea, 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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