boy’s name
Philip in Chinese
菲利普
fēi lì pǔ
Philip is usually written 菲利普 in Chinese, pronounced fēi lì pǔ. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Philip, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 菲 | fēi | first (high, level) tone | fragrant, luxuriant; the Philippines | 菲 |
| 利 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | gains, advantage, profit, merit | 利 |
| 普 | pǔ | third (dipping) tone | universal, general, widespread | 普 |
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 Philip in Chinese
How do you write Philip in Chinese?
Philip is usually written 菲利普 in Chinese, pronounced fēi lì pǔ. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Philip, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 菲利普?
菲利普 is pronounced fēi lì pǔ: fēi in the first (high, level) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone and pǔ in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Philip in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 菲利普 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 菲利普 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 菲利普 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Philip, 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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