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Lucas in Chinese
卢卡斯
lú kǎ sī · traditional 盧卡斯
Lucas is usually written 卢卡斯 in Chinese, pronounced lú kǎ sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Lucas, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 卢 | lú | second (rising) tone | cottage, hut; surname | 盧 |
| 卡 | kǎ | third (dipping) tone | card, punch card; calorie | 卡 |
| 斯 | sī | first (high, level) tone | this, thus, such; to lop off | 斯 |
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 Lucas in Chinese
How do you write Lucas in Chinese?
Lucas is usually written 卢卡斯 in Chinese, pronounced lú kǎ sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Lucas, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 卢卡斯?
卢卡斯 is pronounced lú kǎ sī: lú in the second (rising) tone, kǎ in the third (dipping) tone and sī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Lucas in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 盧卡斯.
Is 卢卡斯 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Lucas, 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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