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Travis in Chinese
特拉维斯
tè lā wéi sī · traditional 特拉維斯
Travis is usually written 特拉维斯 in Chinese, pronounced tè lā wéi sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Travis, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 特 | tè | fourth (falling) tone | special, unique, distinguished | 特 |
| 拉 | lā | first (high, level) tone | pull, drag; seize, hold | 拉 |
| 维 | wéi | second (rising) tone | maintain, preserve, safeguard | 維 |
| 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 Travis in Chinese
How do you write Travis in Chinese?
Travis is usually written 特拉维斯 in Chinese, pronounced tè lā wéi sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Travis, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 特拉维斯?
特拉维斯 is pronounced tè lā wéi sī: tè in the fourth (falling) tone, lā in the first (high, level) tone, wéi in the second (rising) tone and sī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Travis in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 特拉維斯.
Is 特拉维斯 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Travis, 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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