girl’s name
Chloe in Chinese
克洛伊
kè luò yī
Chloe is usually written 克洛伊 in Chinese, pronounced kè luò yī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Chloe, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 克 | kè | fourth (falling) tone | gram; overcome | 克 |
| 洛 | luò | fourth (falling) tone | river in Shanxi province; city | 洛 |
| 伊 | yī | first (high, level) tone | third person pronoun; he, she, this, that | 伊 |
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 Chloe in Chinese
How do you write Chloe in Chinese?
Chloe is usually written 克洛伊 in Chinese, pronounced kè luò yī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Chloe, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 克洛伊?
克洛伊 is pronounced kè luò yī: kè in the fourth (falling) tone, luò in the fourth (falling) tone and yī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Chloe in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 克洛伊 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 克洛伊 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 克洛伊 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Chloe, 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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