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Harry in Chinese

Harry has no single Chinese spelling. Newspapers transliterate it as 哈里 (Hālǐ); a person called Harry would take a real Chinese name. Here are three, with every character explained.

Hé Ruì
Auspicious, gentle, classic
  • 何Héwhat; family name
  • 瑞Ruìauspicious, propitious

This name uses a common surname and '瑞' (Ruì) sounds similar to 'Ry' in Harry while meaning auspicious.

See 何瑞 written
Hán Lì
Strong, established, traditional
  • 韩HánKorea; family name
  • 立Lìstand, establish

The surname '韩' (Hán) is a good phonetic match for 'Ha', and '立' (Lì) means 'to stand' or 'establish', giving a strong meaning.

See 韩立 written
Hè Lǐ
Courteous, precious, refined
  • 贺Hècongratulate; family name
  • 礼Lǐgift, ceremony, courtesy

This name offers a good phonetic match for Harry and '礼' (Lǐ) means 'gift' or 'courtesy', adding a pleasant meaning.

See 贺礼 written
Three more names for HarryAdd who the name is for, or what it should mean, and the characters change.

Harry as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Harry哈里

This is a common transliteration for the English name Harry, often seen in news and media.

A name Harry could be called何瑞

This name uses a common surname and '瑞' (Ruì) sounds similar to 'Ry' in Harry while meaning auspicious.

Questions

How do you write Harry in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Harry is written 哈里 (Hālǐ), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Harry could be 何瑞 (Hé Ruì): This name uses a common surname and '瑞' (Ruì) sounds similar to 'Ry' in Harry while meaning auspicious.

What does 何瑞 mean?

何 (Hé) means what; family name; 瑞 (Ruì) means auspicious, propitious.

Is 何瑞 a common Chinese name?

It follows the shape of a common Chinese name: the surname 何 is from the Hundred Family Surnames and the given name uses common simplified characters. You can ask the generator for three more.

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