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Skylar in Chinese
斯凯勒
sī kǎi lè · traditional 斯凱勒
Skylar is usually written 斯凯勒 in Chinese, pronounced sī kǎi lè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Skylar, 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 |
| 凯 | kǎi | third (dipping) tone | triumphant; triumph, victory | 凱 |
| 勒 | lè | fourth (falling) tone | strangle, tighten | 勒 |
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 Skylar in Chinese
How do you write Skylar in Chinese?
Skylar is usually written 斯凯勒 in Chinese, pronounced sī kǎi lè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Skylar, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 斯凯勒?
斯凯勒 is pronounced sī kǎi lè: sī in the first (high, level) tone, kǎi in the third (dipping) tone and lè in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Skylar in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 斯凱勒.
Is 斯凯勒 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Skylar, 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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