克里斯托弗

Mandarin · pinyin Kè lǐ sī tuō fú

Meanings

  1. (Warren) Christopher
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克
kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
里
lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
斯
sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
托
tuō · to hold up with palm; to support, rely on
弗
fú · not, negative
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4–3–1–1–2 · Ke4 li3 si1 tuo1 fu2

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hak1 lei5 si1 tok3 fat1

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name

  1. a transliteration of the English male given name and surname Christopher
  2. a transliteration of the German or Portuguese male given name Christopher

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