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