乔治

qiáozhì

Traditional: 乔治

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Translation

George

Word origin

A phonetic transliteration of the English name George into Chinese characters chosen for their sound. The characters carry no semantic link to the name.

Origin
phonetic transliteration
Root
乔 (qiáo) + 治 (zhì), chosen for sound

Stroke order

Stroke order for 乔

Stroke order for 治

Examples

George is my friend.

George lives in London.

Have you met George?

George loves music.

This book was written by George.

乔治 (Qiáozhì) is the standard Chinese rendering of the name George. The characters are picked purely for their sound.

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