girl’s name
Rachel in Chinese
瑞秋
ruì qiū
Rachel is usually written 瑞秋 in Chinese, pronounced ruì qiū. You may also see 雷切尔 (léi qiè ěr). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Rachel, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 瑞 | ruì | fourth (falling) tone | felicitous omen; auspicious | 瑞 |
| 秋 | qiū | first (high, level) tone | autumn, fall; year | 秋 |
Other spelling: 雷切尔 (léi qiè ěr) — 雷 thunder · 切 cut, mince, slice, carve · 尔 you; that, those
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 Rachel in Chinese
How do you write Rachel in Chinese?
Rachel is usually written 瑞秋 in Chinese, pronounced ruì qiū. You may also see 雷切尔 (léi qiè ěr). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Rachel, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 瑞秋?
瑞秋 is pronounced ruì qiū: ruì in the fourth (falling) tone and qiū in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Rachel in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 瑞秋 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 瑞秋 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 瑞秋 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Rachel, 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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