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Dennis in Chinese
丹尼斯
dān ní sī
Dennis is usually written 丹尼斯 in Chinese, pronounced dān ní sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Dennis, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 丹 | dān | first (high, level) tone | cinnabar; vermilion | 丹 |
| 尼 | ní | second (rising) tone | Buddhist nun; transliteration | 尼 |
| 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 Dennis in Chinese
How do you write Dennis in Chinese?
Dennis is usually written 丹尼斯 in Chinese, pronounced dān ní sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Dennis, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 丹尼斯?
丹尼斯 is pronounced dān ní sī: dān in the first (high, level) tone, ní in the second (rising) tone and sī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Dennis in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 丹尼斯 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 丹尼斯 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 丹尼斯 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Dennis, 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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