boy’s name
Samuel in Chinese
塞缪尔
sài miù ěr · traditional 塞繆爾
Samuel is usually written 塞缪尔 in Chinese, pronounced sài miù ěr. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Samuel, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 塞 | sài | fourth (falling) tone | stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier | 塞 |
| 缪 | miù | fourth (falling) tone | wind around, bind; prepare | 繆 |
| 尔 | ěr | third (dipping) tone | you; that, those | 爾 |
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 Samuel in Chinese
How do you write Samuel in Chinese?
Samuel is usually written 塞缪尔 in Chinese, pronounced sài miù ěr. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Samuel, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 塞缪尔?
塞缪尔 is pronounced sài miù ěr: sài in the fourth (falling) tone, miù in the fourth (falling) tone and ěr in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Samuel in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 塞繆爾.
Is 塞缪尔 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Samuel, 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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