Vasily in Chinese

The standard Chinese transliteration of Vasily is 瓦西里, pronounced Wǎxīlǐ. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.

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Simplified (mainland China)

瓦西里

Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong)

瓦西裡

瓦西里

Vertical

How the name reads on a scroll, a seal or a tattoo. Copy the characters above and set them top to bottom.

Wǎxīlǐ

Character by character

瓦
wǎT3

roof tile

西
xīT1

west

里
lǐT3

inside; li (unit of distance)

About this transliteration

Cognate with Basil; painter Wassily Kandinsky is 瓦西里·康定斯基.

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