亨利
Hēnglì
亨利 (Hēnglì) is the Chinese translation of the English given name Henry.
亨利 is used as a transliteration for the given name Henry. This same phonetic form can also refer to the 亨利 (or simply 亨), which is the SI unit for electrical inductance.
Meaning: given name (name)
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
Hēnglì
Did you know?
- The first character 亨 is an ancient oracle bone script character that originally depicted a sacrificial vessel or a steaming pot, symbolizing a successful offering.
- While 亨利 is the standard transliteration for 'Henry', Chinese speakers often create a custom 'Chinese name' with a family name and a meaning-based given name for people named Henry to better fit local naming traditions.
- When transliterating foreign names like 亨利, Chinese uses specific characters that are chosen for their pleasant meanings, such as 亨 which can imply 'success' or 'smoothness'.
Examples in context
- 亨利想要見你。Henry wants to see you.This sentence is useful for seeing how to express the desire to see someone using 亨利.Tatoeba #833052 by Martha, translation #33784 by CN
- 每个人都尊敬亨利。Everybody looks up to Henry.This sentence shows how to express respect toward someone using 亨利.Tatoeba #833187 by Martha, translation #32186 by CN
- 亨利詹姆斯出生於美國。Henry James was an American by birth.This sentence demonstrates how to use 亨利 when referring to a full name.Tatoeba #801498 by Martha, translation #33783 by CN
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
At a coffee shop, Junjie is asking Yuting about a mutual friend.
- 俊杰 Junjie亨利今天來了嗎？Hēnglì jīntiān lái le ma?Did Henry come today?
- 雨婷 Yuting沒有，亨利說他很忙。Méiyǒu, Hēnglì shuō tā hěn máng.No, Henry said he is very busy.
- 俊杰 Junjie那下次再找亨利吧。Nà xiàcì zài zhǎo Hēnglì ba.Then let's look for Henry next time.
- 雨婷 Yuting好的，我也這麼想。Hǎo de, wǒ yě zhème xiǎng.Okay, I think so too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “henry” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
