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Gabriel in Chinese
加布里埃尔
jiā bù lǐ āi ěr · traditional 加布里埃爾
Gabriel is usually written 加布里埃尔 in Chinese, pronounced jiā bù lǐ āi ěr. You may also see 加百列 (jiā bǎi liè). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Gabriel, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 加 | jiā | first (high, level) tone | add to, increase, augment | 加 |
| 布 | bù | fourth (falling) tone | cotton cloth, textiles, linen | 布 |
| 里 | lǐ | third (dipping) tone | unit of distance; village | 里 |
| 埃 | āi | first (high, level) tone | fine dust, dirt | 埃 |
| 尔 | ěr | third (dipping) tone | you; that, those | 爾 |
Other spelling: 加百列 (jiā bǎi liè) — 加 add to, increase, augment · 百 one hundred; numerous, many · 列 a line; to arrange in order, classify
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 Gabriel in Chinese
How do you write Gabriel in Chinese?
Gabriel is usually written 加布里埃尔 in Chinese, pronounced jiā bù lǐ āi ěr. You may also see 加百列 (jiā bǎi liè). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Gabriel, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 加布里埃尔?
加布里埃尔 is pronounced jiā bù lǐ āi ěr: jiā in the first (high, level) tone, bù in the fourth (falling) tone, lǐ in the third (dipping) tone, āi in the first (high, level) tone and ěr in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Gabriel in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 加布里埃爾.
Is 加布里埃尔 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Gabriel, 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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