Standard transliteration of Slavic 'Pavel' (Russian/Czech form of 'Paul'):
帕 (pà) for 'Pa-',
维 (wéi) for '-ve-',
尔 (ěr) for the soft '-l'. The character
尔 is the standard Mainland choice for the trailing '-l/-r' in foreign names (compare
彼得尔,
米歇尔). Notable bearers: Pavel Durov (
帕维尔·
杜罗夫, Telegram founder), Pavel Korchagin (《
钢铁是怎样炼成的》'How the Steel Was Tempered'), Pavel Nedvěd (Czech footballer).