Eduard in Chinese

The standard Chinese transliteration of Eduard is 爱德华, pronounced Àidéhuá. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.

Written forms to copy

Simplified (mainland China)

爱德华

Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong)

愛德華

爱德华

Vertical

How the name reads on a scroll, a seal or a tattoo. Copy the characters above and set them top to bottom.

Àidéhuá

Character by character

爱
àiT4

to love

德
déT2

virtue; morality

华
huáT2

splendid; China

About this transliteration

Эдуард shares 爱德华 with English Edward — Shevardnadze is 爱德华·谢瓦尔德纳泽.

Before you tattoo or print Eduard in Chinese

  • 爱德华 is the usual transliteration of Eduard: the form Chinese readers recognise as this name. The characters were picked for their sound.
  • Character by character: 爱 (ài) = to love · 德 (dé) = virtue; morality · 华 (huá) = splendid; China. Written together, a Chinese reader sees the name Eduard, not a phrase built from those meanings.
  • Simplified 爱德华 is read in mainland China and Singapore, traditional 愛德華 in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Pick the one your readers use and do not mix the two.
  • Left to right, or top to bottom when vertical. Never mirror, rotate or reorder the characters: one missing or extra stroke makes a different character.
  • Brush and calligraphy fonts change the shape of the strokes. Ask a native reader to check the final artwork before it is inked or printed.
  • The tones are tone 4 + tone 2 + tone 2. Hear it above, record yourself and get each tone scored, or check all four tones with the free Mandarin tones test.

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