Standard four-syllable transliteration of 'Clarence':
克 (kè) for 'Cl-',
拉 (lā) for '-la-',
伦 (lún) for '-ren-',
斯 (sī) for the trailing '-ce/s'. Famous bearers include US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (
克拉伦斯·
托马斯) and the angel Clarence in the film It's a Wonderful Life (《
风云人物》).