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Jeffrey in Chinese
杰弗里
jié fú lǐ
Jeffrey is usually written 杰弗里 in Chinese, pronounced jié fú lǐ. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Jeffrey, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 杰 | jié | second (rising) tone | hero; heroic, outstanding | 杰 |
| 弗 | fú | second (rising) tone | not, negative; dollar | 弗 |
| 里 | lǐ | third (dipping) tone | unit of distance; village | 里 |
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 Jeffrey in Chinese
How do you write Jeffrey in Chinese?
Jeffrey is usually written 杰弗里 in Chinese, pronounced jié fú lǐ. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Jeffrey, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 杰弗里?
杰弗里 is pronounced jié fú lǐ: jié in the second (rising) tone, fú in the second (rising) tone and lǐ in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Jeffrey in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 杰弗里 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 杰弗里 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 杰弗里 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Jeffrey, 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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