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.
瓦西里
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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