boy’s name
Scott in Chinese
斯科特
sī kē tè
Scott is usually written 斯科特 in Chinese, pronounced sī kē tè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Scott, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 斯 | sī | first (high, level) tone | this, thus, such; to lop off | 斯 |
| 科 | kē | first (high, level) tone | section, department, science | 科 |
| 特 | tè | fourth (falling) tone | special, unique, distinguished | 特 |
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 Scott in Chinese
How do you write Scott in Chinese?
Scott is usually written 斯科特 in Chinese, pronounced sī kē tè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Scott, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 斯科特?
斯科特 is pronounced sī kē tè: sī in the first (high, level) tone, kē in the first (high, level) tone and tè in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Scott in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 斯科特 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 斯科特 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 斯科特 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Scott, 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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