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Wesley in Chinese
韦斯利
wéi sī lì · traditional 韋斯利
Wesley is usually written 韦斯利 in Chinese, pronounced wéi sī lì. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Wesley, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 韦 | wéi | second (rising) tone | tanned leather; surname | 韋 |
| 斯 | sī | first (high, level) tone | this, thus, such; to lop off | 斯 |
| 利 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | gains, advantage, profit, merit | 利 |
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 Wesley in Chinese
How do you write Wesley in Chinese?
Wesley is usually written 韦斯利 in Chinese, pronounced wéi sī lì. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Wesley, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 韦斯利?
韦斯利 is pronounced wéi sī lì: wéi in the second (rising) tone, sī in the first (high, level) tone and lì in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Wesley in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 韋斯利.
Is 韦斯利 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Wesley, 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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