boy’s name
Larry in Chinese
拉里
lā lǐ
Larry is usually written 拉里 in Chinese, pronounced lā lǐ. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Larry, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 拉 | lā | first (high, level) tone | pull, drag; seize, hold | 拉 |
| 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 Larry in Chinese
How do you write Larry in Chinese?
Larry is usually written 拉里 in Chinese, pronounced lā lǐ. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Larry, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 拉里?
拉里 is pronounced lā lǐ: lā in the first (high, level) tone and lǐ in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Larry in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 拉里 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 拉里 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 拉里 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Larry, 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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