boy’s name
Elliot in Chinese
艾略特
ài lüè tè
Elliot is usually written 艾略特 in Chinese, pronounced ài lüè tè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Elliot, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 艾 | ài | fourth (falling) tone | artemisia, mugwort | 艾 |
| 略 | lüè | fourth (falling) tone | approximately, roughly; outline | 略 |
| 特 | tè | fourth (falling) tone | special, unique, distinguished | 特 |
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 Elliot in Chinese
How do you write Elliot in Chinese?
Elliot is usually written 艾略特 in Chinese, pronounced ài lüè tè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Elliot, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 艾略特?
艾略特 is pronounced ài lüè tè: ài in the fourth (falling) tone, lüè in the fourth (falling) tone and tè in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Elliot in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 艾略特 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 艾略特 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 艾略特 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Elliot, 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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