François in Chinese

The standard Chinese transliteration of François is 弗朗索瓦, pronounced Fúlǎngsuǒwǎ. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.

弗朗索瓦

Fúlǎngsuǒwǎ

Character by character

T2

not (classical)

lǎngT3

bright; clear

suǒT3

rope; to search

T3

roof tile

About this transliteration

Two French presidents (Mitterrand, Hollande) kept 弗朗索瓦 in decades of headlines.

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