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Oscar in Chinese
奥斯卡
ào sī kǎ · traditional 奧斯卡
Oscar is usually written 奥斯卡 in Chinese, pronounced ào sī kǎ. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Oscar, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 奥 | ào | fourth (falling) tone | mysterious, obscure, profound | 奧 |
| 斯 | sī | first (high, level) tone | this, thus, such; to lop off | 斯 |
| 卡 | kǎ | third (dipping) tone | card, punch card; calorie | 卡 |
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 Oscar in Chinese
How do you write Oscar in Chinese?
Oscar is usually written 奥斯卡 in Chinese, pronounced ào sī kǎ. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Oscar, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 奥斯卡?
奥斯卡 is pronounced ào sī kǎ: ào in the fourth (falling) tone, sī in the first (high, level) tone and kǎ in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Oscar in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 奧斯卡.
Is 奥斯卡 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Oscar, 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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