girl’s name
Grace in Chinese
格蕾丝
gé lěi sī · traditional 格蕾絲
Grace is usually written 格蕾丝 in Chinese, pronounced gé lěi sī. You may also see 格雷丝 (gé léi sī). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Grace, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 格 | gé | second (rising) tone | pattern, standard, form; style | 格 |
| 蕾 | lěi | third (dipping) tone | buds, unopened flowers | 蕾 |
| 丝 | sī | first (high, level) tone | silk; fine thread | 絲 |
Other spelling: 格雷丝 (gé léi sī) — 格 pattern, standard, form; style · 雷 thunder · 丝 silk; fine thread
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 Grace in Chinese
How do you write Grace in Chinese?
Grace is usually written 格蕾丝 in Chinese, pronounced gé lěi sī. You may also see 格雷丝 (gé léi sī). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Grace, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 格蕾丝?
格蕾丝 is pronounced gé lěi sī: gé in the second (rising) tone, lěi in the third (dipping) tone and sī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Grace in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 格蕾絲.
Is 格蕾丝 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Grace, 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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