Michel in Chinese

The standard Chinese transliteration of Michel is 米歇尔, pronounced Mǐxiē'ěr. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.

米歇尔

Mǐxiē'ěr

Character by character

T3

rice; meter

xiēT1

to rest

ěrT3

you (classical)

About this transliteration

Philosopher Michel Foucault is 米歇尔·福柯 — the same characters as the female name Michelle.

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