Francisco in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Francisco is 弗朗西斯科, pronounced Fúlǎngxīsīkē. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
弗朗西斯科
Fúlǎngxīsīkē
Character by character
not (classical)
bright; clear
west
this; thus (classical)
branch of study; science
About this transliteration
Secular Franciscos get five characters, but Pope Francis uses the Catholic form 方济各.
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