girl’s name
Nicole in Chinese
妮可
nī kě
Nicole is usually written 妮可 in Chinese, pronounced nī kě. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Nicole, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 妮 | nī | first (high, level) tone | maid, servant girl; cute girl | 妮 |
| 可 | kě | third (dipping) tone | may, can, -able; possibly | 可 |
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 Nicole in Chinese
How do you write Nicole in Chinese?
Nicole is usually written 妮可 in Chinese, pronounced nī kě. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Nicole, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 妮可?
妮可 is pronounced nī kě: nī in the first (high, level) tone and kě in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Nicole in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 妮可 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 妮可 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 妮可 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Nicole, 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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