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Felix in Chinese
菲利克斯
fēi lì kè sī
Felix is usually written 菲利克斯 in Chinese, pronounced fēi lì kè sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Felix, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 菲 | fēi | first (high, level) tone | fragrant, luxuriant; the Philippines | 菲 |
| 利 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | gains, advantage, profit, merit | 利 |
| 克 | kè | fourth (falling) tone | gram; overcome | 克 |
| 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 Felix in Chinese
How do you write Felix in Chinese?
Felix is usually written 菲利克斯 in Chinese, pronounced fēi lì kè sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Felix, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 菲利克斯?
菲利克斯 is pronounced fēi lì kè sī: fēi in the first (high, level) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone, kè in the fourth (falling) tone and sī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Felix in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 菲利克斯 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 菲利克斯 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 菲利克斯 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Felix, 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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