boy’s name
Harry in Chinese
哈利
hā lì
Harry is usually written 哈利 in Chinese, pronounced hā lì. You may also see 哈里 (hā lǐ). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Harry, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 哈 | hā | first (high, level) tone | sound of laughter | 哈 |
| 利 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | gains, advantage, profit, merit | 利 |
Other spelling: 哈里 (hā lǐ) — 哈 sound of laughter · 里 unit of distance; village
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 Harry in Chinese
How do you write Harry in Chinese?
Harry is usually written 哈利 in Chinese, pronounced hā lì. You may also see 哈里 (hā lǐ). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Harry, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 哈利?
哈利 is pronounced hā lì: hā in the first (high, level) tone and lì in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Harry in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 哈利 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 哈利 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 哈利 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Harry, 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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