girl’s name
Claire in Chinese
克莱尔
kè lái ěr · traditional 克萊爾
Claire is usually written 克莱尔 in Chinese, pronounced kè lái ěr. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Claire, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 克 | kè | fourth (falling) tone | gram; overcome | 克 |
| 莱 | lái | second (rising) tone | goosefoot, weed; fallow field | 萊 |
| 尔 | ěr | third (dipping) tone | you; that, those | 爾 |
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 Claire in Chinese
How do you write Claire in Chinese?
Claire is usually written 克莱尔 in Chinese, pronounced kè lái ěr. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Claire, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 克莱尔?
克莱尔 is pronounced kè lái ěr: kè in the fourth (falling) tone, lái in the second (rising) tone and ěr in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Claire in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 克萊爾.
Is 克莱尔 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Claire, 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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