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Taylor in Chinese
泰勒
tài lè
Taylor is usually written 泰勒 in Chinese, pronounced tài lè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Taylor, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 泰 | tài | fourth (falling) tone | great, exalted, superior; big | 泰 |
| 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 Taylor in Chinese
How do you write Taylor in Chinese?
Taylor is usually written 泰勒 in Chinese, pronounced tài lè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Taylor, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 泰勒?
泰勒 is pronounced tài lè: tài in the fourth (falling) tone and lè in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Taylor in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 泰勒 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 泰勒 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 泰勒 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Taylor, 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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