科雷

Kēléi

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Meanings

1 Corey / Curry / Kohle (transliteration of foreign name)
2 phonetic rendering of Western surnames such as Corey, Curry, or Cory

Characters

branch, section (phonetic use)

thunder (phonetic use)

Examples

我同事叫科雷，是从美国来的。

Wǒ tóngshì jiào Kēléi, shì cóng Měiguó lái de.

My colleague is named Corey; he's from the United States.

电影里那个角色叫科雷。

Diànyǐng lǐ nàge juésè jiào Kēléi.

That character in the movie is called Corey.

Tips

usage

科雷 is a phonetic transliteration used for Western names beginning roughly with 'Co-' or 'Co-rey/Curry'. 科 (kē, branch/department) and 雷 (léi, thunder) are picked purely for sound, not meaning — a typical strategy for transliterating foreign names. Stephen Curry (the NBA player) is more often rendered 库里 (Kùlǐ), but 科雷 also appears for Corey/Cory.

Stroke Order

科 kē

雷 léi