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Trevor in Chinese
特雷弗
tè léi fú
Trevor is usually written 特雷弗 in Chinese, pronounced tè léi fú. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Trevor, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 特 | tè | fourth (falling) tone | special, unique, distinguished | 特 |
| 雷 | léi | second (rising) tone | thunder | 雷 |
| 弗 | fú | second (rising) tone | not, negative; dollar | 弗 |
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 Trevor in Chinese
How do you write Trevor in Chinese?
Trevor is usually written 特雷弗 in Chinese, pronounced tè léi fú. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Trevor, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 特雷弗?
特雷弗 is pronounced tè léi fú: tè in the fourth (falling) tone, léi in the second (rising) tone and fú in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Trevor in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 特雷弗 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 特雷弗 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 特雷弗 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Trevor, 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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