爱丽克丝

愛麗克絲

Àilìkèsī

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Meanings

1 Alex / Alix (transliteration of a Western given name, usually female)
2 phonetic rendering used in subtitles

Characters

love (used phonetically: 'A-')

beautiful (used phonetically: '-li-')

to overcome (used phonetically: '-k-')

silk (used phonetically: '-s')

Examples

爱丽克丝是英国一位著名的医生。

Àilìkèsī shì Yīngguó yí wèi zhùmíng de yīshēng.

Alix is a famous doctor from the UK.

电影里的女主角名叫爱丽克丝。

Diànyǐng lǐ de nǚ zhǔjué míng jiào Àilìkèsī.

The female lead in the film is named Alex.

Tips

usage

爱丽克丝 maps four syllables 'A-li-k-s' for Alex/Alix: 爱 (Ai-) ≈ A-, 丽 (lì) ≈ -li-, 克 (kè) ≈ -k-, 丝 (sī) ≈ -s. Note 爱丽 is the same prefix used for 爱丽丝 (Alice) — Chinese hears these as relatives.

Stroke Order

爱 ài

丽 lì

克 kè

丝 sī