boy’s name
Harold in Chinese
哈罗德
hā luó dé · traditional 哈羅德
Harold is usually written 哈罗德 in Chinese, pronounced hā luó dé. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Harold, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 哈 | hā | first (high, level) tone | sound of laughter | 哈 |
| 罗 | luó | second (rising) tone | net for catching birds; gauze | 羅 |
| 德 | dé | second (rising) tone | ethics, morality, virtue | 德 |
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 Harold in Chinese
How do you write Harold in Chinese?
Harold is usually written 哈罗德 in Chinese, pronounced hā luó dé. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Harold, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 哈罗德?
哈罗德 is pronounced hā luó dé: hā in the first (high, level) tone, luó in the second (rising) tone and dé in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Harold in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 哈羅德.
Is 哈罗德 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Harold, 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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