Henry in Chinese

The standard Chinese transliteration of Henry is 亨利, pronounced Hēnglì. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.

亨利

Hēnglì

Character by character

hēngT1

prosperous; going smoothly

T4

benefit; sharp

About this transliteration

亨 and 利 both come from the I Ching's auspicious formula 元亨利贞, so the name sounds lucky in business.

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