girl’s name
Hazel in Chinese
海泽尔
hǎi zé ěr · traditional 海澤爾
Hazel is usually written 海泽尔 in Chinese, pronounced hǎi zé ěr. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Hazel, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 海 | hǎi | third (dipping) tone | sea, ocean; maritime | 海 |
| 泽 | zé | second (rising) tone | marsh, swamp; grace, brilliance | 澤 |
| 尔 | ěr | third (dipping) tone | you; that, those | 爾 |
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 Hazel in Chinese
How do you write Hazel in Chinese?
Hazel is usually written 海泽尔 in Chinese, pronounced hǎi zé ěr. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Hazel, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 海泽尔?
海泽尔 is pronounced hǎi zé ěr: hǎi in the third (dipping) tone, zé in the second (rising) tone and ěr in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Hazel in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 海澤爾.
Is 海泽尔 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Hazel, 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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