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Dominic in Chinese
多米尼克
duō mǐ ní kè
Dominic is usually written 多米尼克 in Chinese, pronounced duō mǐ ní kè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Dominic, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 多 | duō | first (high, level) tone | much, many; more than, over | 多 |
| 米 | mǐ | third (dipping) tone | hulled or husked uncooked rice | 米 |
| 尼 | ní | second (rising) tone | Buddhist nun; transliteration | 尼 |
| 克 | kè | fourth (falling) tone | gram; overcome | 克 |
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 Dominic in Chinese
How do you write Dominic in Chinese?
Dominic is usually written 多米尼克 in Chinese, pronounced duō mǐ ní kè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Dominic, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 多米尼克?
多米尼克 is pronounced duō mǐ ní kè: duō in the first (high, level) tone, mǐ in the third (dipping) tone, ní in the second (rising) tone and kè in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Dominic in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 多米尼克 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 多米尼克 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 多米尼克 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Dominic, 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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