girl’s name
Harriet in Chinese
哈丽特
hā lì tè · traditional 哈麗特
Harriet is usually written 哈丽特 in Chinese, pronounced hā lì tè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Harriet, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 哈 | hā | first (high, level) tone | sound of laughter | 哈 |
| 丽 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | beautiful, magnificent, elegant | 麗 |
| 特 | tè | fourth (falling) tone | special, unique, distinguished | 特 |
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 Harriet in Chinese
How do you write Harriet in Chinese?
Harriet is usually written 哈丽特 in Chinese, pronounced hā lì tè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Harriet, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 哈丽特?
哈丽特 is pronounced hā lì tè: hā in the first (high, level) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone and tè in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Harriet in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 哈麗特.
Is 哈丽特 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Harriet, 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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