Richard in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Richard is 理查德, pronounced Lǐchádé. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
理查德
Lǐchádé
Character by character
reason; to manage
to check; investigate
virtue; morality
About this transliteration
Richard the Lionheart keeps the older short form 狮心王理查, without 德.
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