boy’s name
Patrick in Chinese
帕特里克
pà tè lǐ kè
Patrick is usually written 帕特里克 in Chinese, pronounced pà tè lǐ kè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Patrick, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 帕 | pà | fourth (falling) tone | turban, kerchief, veil; wrap | 帕 |
| 特 | tè | fourth (falling) tone | special, unique, distinguished | 特 |
| 里 | lǐ | third (dipping) tone | unit of distance; village | 里 |
| 克 | kè | fourth (falling) tone | gram; overcome | 克 |
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 Patrick in Chinese
How do you write Patrick in Chinese?
Patrick is usually written 帕特里克 in Chinese, pronounced pà tè lǐ kè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Patrick, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 帕特里克?
帕特里克 is pronounced pà tè lǐ kè: pà in the fourth (falling) tone, tè in the fourth (falling) tone, lǐ in the third (dipping) tone and kè in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Patrick in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 帕特里克 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 帕特里克 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 帕特里克 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Patrick, 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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