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Christopher in Chinese
克里斯托弗
kè lǐ sī tuō fú
Christopher is usually written 克里斯托弗 in Chinese, pronounced kè lǐ sī tuō fú. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Christopher, 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 |
| 托 | tuō | first (high, level) tone | to hold up with palm; to support, rely on | 托 |
| 弗 | fú | second (rising) tone | not, negative; dollar | 弗 |
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 Christopher in Chinese
How do you write Christopher in Chinese?
Christopher is usually written 克里斯托弗 in Chinese, pronounced kè lǐ sī tuō fú. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Christopher, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 克里斯托弗?
克里斯托弗 is pronounced kè lǐ sī tuō fú: kè in the fourth (falling) tone, lǐ in the third (dipping) tone, sī in the first (high, level) tone, tuō in the first (high, level) tone and fú in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Christopher in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 克里斯托弗 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 克里斯托弗 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 克里斯托弗 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Christopher, 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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