阿瑟
Ā Sè · tones 1-4
Meaning: (transliteration prefix)
Character breakdown
Each character in 阿瑟 on its own — radical, stroke count, and core meaning.
- 阿ā
- Radical
- 阝
- Strokes
- 7
- Meaning
- prefix, hill
- 瑟sè
- Radical
- 王
- Strokes
- 13
- Meaning
- ancient zither
How it sounds
Tone pattern 1-4 (high-level + falling).
High-level then falling. Confident open with a decisive close — sounds self-assured.
Style: transliteration-standard
A standard phonetic match for the English name (used in Chinese Bibles, news translations, official documents). Useful when you want clear English-to-Chinese identifiability.
Pairing with a surname
2-character given name
Standard structure for modern Chinese names. Pairs naturally with most common single-character surnames (王, 李, 张, 陈, 刘) for a 3-character full name. Always read the full name aloud with your surname before finalizing to check for accidental homophones.