Charles in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Charles is 查尔斯, pronounced Chá'ěrsī. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
查尔斯
Chá'ěrsī
Character by character
to check; investigate
you (classical)
this; thus (classical)
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King Charles III is 查尔斯三世, but French Charles (de Gaulle) is 夏尔.
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