boy’s name
Tony in Chinese
托尼
tuō ní
Tony is usually written 托尼 in Chinese, pronounced tuō ní. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Tony, 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 |
| 尼 | ní | second (rising) tone | Buddhist nun; transliteration | 尼 |
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 Tony in Chinese
How do you write Tony in Chinese?
Tony is usually written 托尼 in Chinese, pronounced tuō ní. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Tony, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 托尼?
托尼 is pronounced tuō ní: tuō in the first (high, level) tone and ní in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Tony in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 托尼 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 托尼 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 托尼 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Tony, 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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