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Florence in Chinese
弗洛伦斯
fú luò lún sī · traditional 弗洛倫斯
Florence is usually written 弗洛伦斯 in Chinese, pronounced fú luò lún sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Florence, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 弗 | fú | second (rising) tone | not, negative; dollar | 弗 |
| 洛 | luò | fourth (falling) tone | river in Shanxi province; city | 洛 |
| 伦 | lún | second (rising) tone | normal human relationships | 倫 |
| 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 Florence in Chinese
How do you write Florence in Chinese?
Florence is usually written 弗洛伦斯 in Chinese, pronounced fú luò lún sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Florence, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 弗洛伦斯?
弗洛伦斯 is pronounced fú luò lún sī: fú in the second (rising) tone, luò in the fourth (falling) tone, lún in the second (rising) tone and sī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Florence in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 弗洛倫斯.
Is 弗洛伦斯 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Florence, 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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