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Charles in Chinese

How Chinese writes Charles

查尔斯 Chá'ěrsī

我叫查尔斯。 Wǒ jiào Chá'ěrsī. My name is Charles.

Chinese-style names for Charles

方康荣 Fāng Kāngróng

  1. 方 fāng Family name
  2. 康 kāng healthy
  3. 荣 róng honor

方 is a common family name; 康 and 荣 for Charles’s K and R.

曾凯仁 Zēng Kǎirén

  1. 曾 zēng Family name
  2. 凯 kǎi triumphant
  3. 仁 rén benevolence

曾 is a common family name; 凯 and 仁 for Charles’s K and R.

唐康瑞 Táng Kāngruì

  1. 唐 táng Family name
  2. 康 kāng healthy
  3. 瑞 ruì auspicious

唐 is a common family name; 康 and 瑞 for Charles’s K and R.

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How do you say Charles in Chinese?

Charles is 查尔斯 (Chá'ěrsī) in Chinese. To say “My name is Charles”, say 我叫查尔斯 (Wǒ jiào Chá'ěrsī).

How does Chinese write English names?

By sound, with characters picked for how they are said: Michael is 迈克尔 (Màikè’ěr). Newspapers, subtitles and books use one usual form for each common name.

What is a Chinese-style name?

A name made the Chinese way: a one-character family name first, then one or two characters picked for their meaning. Many learners use one in class.

Can I use this name?

It’s a starting point. Ask a Chinese speaker or teacher before you put it on anything that lasts, like a tattoo or a document.

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Pinyin chart: every syllable, all four tones. Chinese words: the HSK list, one page each. Read any Mandarin: point at a word for its meaning.

Meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese writes some names more than one way.