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Chris in Chinese
克里斯
kè lǐ sī
Chris is usually written 克里斯 in Chinese, pronounced kè lǐ sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Chris, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 克 | kè | fourth (falling) tone | gram; overcome | 克 |
| 里 | lǐ | third (dipping) tone | unit of distance; village | 里 |
| 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 Chris in Chinese
How do you write Chris in Chinese?
Chris is usually written 克里斯 in Chinese, pronounced kè lǐ sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Chris, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 克里斯?
克里斯 is pronounced kè lǐ sī: kè in the fourth (falling) tone, lǐ in the third (dipping) tone and sī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Chris in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 克里斯 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 克里斯 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 克里斯 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Chris, 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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