boy’s name
Cole in Chinese
科尔
kē ěr · traditional 科爾
Cole is usually written 科尔 in Chinese, pronounced kē ěr. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Cole, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 科 | kē | first (high, level) tone | section, department, science | 科 |
| 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 Cole in Chinese
How do you write Cole in Chinese?
Cole is usually written 科尔 in Chinese, pronounced kē ěr. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Cole, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 科尔?
科尔 is pronounced kē ěr: kē in the first (high, level) tone and ěr in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Cole in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 科爾.
Is 科尔 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Cole, 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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