boy’s name
Henry in Chinese
亨利
hēng lì
Henry is usually written 亨利 in Chinese, pronounced hēng lì. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Henry, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 亨 | hēng | first (high, level) tone | smoothly, progressing, no trouble | 亨 |
| 利 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | gains, advantage, profit, merit | 利 |
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 Henry in Chinese
How do you write Henry in Chinese?
Henry is usually written 亨利 in Chinese, pronounced hēng lì. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Henry, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 亨利?
亨利 is pronounced hēng lì: hēng in the first (high, level) tone and lì in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Henry in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 亨利 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 亨利 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 亨利 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Henry, 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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