boy’s name
Victor in Chinese
维克多
wéi kè duō · traditional 維克多
Victor is usually written 维克多 in Chinese, pronounced wéi kè duō. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Victor, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 维 | wéi | second (rising) tone | maintain, preserve, safeguard | 維 |
| 克 | kè | fourth (falling) tone | gram; overcome | 克 |
| 多 | duō | first (high, level) tone | much, many; more than, over | 多 |
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 Victor in Chinese
How do you write Victor in Chinese?
Victor is usually written 维克多 in Chinese, pronounced wéi kè duō. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Victor, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 维克多?
维克多 is pronounced wéi kè duō: wéi in the second (rising) tone, kè in the fourth (falling) tone and duō in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Victor in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 維克多.
Is 维克多 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Victor, 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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