boy’s name
Thomas in Chinese
托马斯
tuō mǎ sī · traditional 托馬斯
Thomas is usually written 托马斯 in Chinese, pronounced tuō mǎ sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Thomas, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 托 | tuō | first (high, level) tone | to hold up with palm; to support, rely on | 托 |
| 马 | mǎ | third (dipping) tone | horse; surname | 馬 |
| 斯 | sī | first (high, level) tone | this, thus, such; to lop off | 斯 |
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 Thomas in Chinese
How do you write Thomas in Chinese?
Thomas is usually written 托马斯 in Chinese, pronounced tuō mǎ sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Thomas, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 托马斯?
托马斯 is pronounced tuō mǎ sī: tuō in the first (high, level) tone, mǎ in the third (dipping) tone and sī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Thomas in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 托馬斯.
Is 托马斯 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Thomas, 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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