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