boy’s name
Eric in Chinese
埃里克
āi lǐ kè
Eric is usually written 埃里克 in Chinese, pronounced āi lǐ kè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Eric, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 埃 | āi | first (high, level) tone | fine dust, dirt | 埃 |
| 里 | lǐ | third (dipping) tone | unit of distance; village | 里 |
| 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 Eric in Chinese
How do you write Eric in Chinese?
Eric is usually written 埃里克 in Chinese, pronounced āi lǐ kè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Eric, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 埃里克?
埃里克 is pronounced āi lǐ kè: āi in the first (high, level) tone, lǐ in the third (dipping) tone and kè in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Eric in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 埃里克 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 埃里克 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 埃里克 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Eric, 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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