boy’s name
Richard in Chinese
理查德
lǐ chá dé
Richard is usually written 理查德 in Chinese, pronounced lǐ chá dé. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Richard, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 理 | lǐ | third (dipping) tone | reason, logic; manage | 理 |
| 查 | chá | second (rising) tone | investigate, examine, seek into | 查 |
| 德 | dé | second (rising) tone | ethics, morality, virtue | 德 |
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 Richard in Chinese
How do you write Richard in Chinese?
Richard is usually written 理查德 in Chinese, pronounced lǐ chá dé. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Richard, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 理查德?
理查德 is pronounced lǐ chá dé: lǐ in the third (dipping) tone, chá in the second (rising) tone and dé in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Richard in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 理查德 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 理查德 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 理查德 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Richard, 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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