boy’s name
Xavier in Chinese
泽维尔
zé wéi ěr · traditional 澤維爾
Xavier is usually written 泽维尔 in Chinese, pronounced zé wéi ěr. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Xavier, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 泽 | zé | second (rising) tone | marsh, swamp; grace, brilliance | 澤 |
| 维 | wéi | second (rising) tone | maintain, preserve, safeguard | 維 |
| 尔 | ěr | third (dipping) tone | you; that, those | 爾 |
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 Xavier in Chinese
How do you write Xavier in Chinese?
Xavier is usually written 泽维尔 in Chinese, pronounced zé wéi ěr. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Xavier, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 泽维尔?
泽维尔 is pronounced zé wéi ěr: zé in the second (rising) tone, wéi in the second (rising) tone and ěr in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Xavier in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 澤維爾.
Is 泽维尔 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Xavier, 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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