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Larry in Chinese

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

Lǐ Ānrán
Peaceful, natural, harmonious
  • 李Lǐplum; family name
  • 安ānpeace, calm
  • 然ránso, natural

This name uses a common surname and 'Anran' sounds somewhat like 'Larry' while meaning peaceful and natural.

See 李安然 written
Lán Ruì
Auspicious, elegant, bright
  • 兰Lánorchid; family name
  • 瑞Ruìauspicious, propitious

This name is a close phonetic transliteration of 'Larry' using characters with positive meanings.

See 兰瑞 written
Lù Lè
Joyful, simple, pleasant
  • 陆Lùland; family name
  • 乐Lèjoy, happiness

Using a different 'L' surname, this name means 'joyful' and has a simple, pleasant sound.

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

Larry as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Larry拉里

This is a common transliteration for the English name 'Larry' following standard phonetic principles.

A name Larry could be called李安然

This name uses a common surname and 'Anran' sounds somewhat like 'Larry' while meaning peaceful and natural.

Questions

How do you write Larry in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Larry is written 拉里 (lā lǐ), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Larry could be 李安然 (Lǐ Ānrán): This name uses a common surname and 'Anran' sounds somewhat like 'Larry' while meaning peaceful and natural.

What does 李安然 mean?

李 (Lǐ) means plum; family name; 安 (ān) means peace, calm; 然 (rán) means so, natural.

Is 李安然 a common Chinese name?

It follows the shape of a common Chinese name: the surname 李 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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