<p>A(ei)诶；
B(bi)必、币、毕、闭、碧；
C(sei)；
D(di)弟、地、第、帝；
E(yi)易、意、义、驿、亿；
F(ai fu)爱抚、爱付；
G；
H(ei chi)诶吃；
I(ai)爱；
J(zhei)；
K(kei)尅、剋；
L(ai lou)爱楼、(ai ou)爱偶；
M(ai mu)爱木；
N(en)嗯、恩；
O(ou)偶、欧；
P(pi)皮、屁；
Q(kiu)；
R(er)二；
S(ai si)艾斯；
T(ti)题、体、替、涕；
U(you)尤、右、又、由、友、邮、优；
V(wei)位、味、喂；
W(da bo you)打波右、(da bu liu)达不流(changlish)；
X(ai ke si )爱克思；
Y(wai)外、歪；
Z；</p>

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2021-04-14T15:55:32.693Z
how is Z read aloud?
goPlayerJuggler
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kevin00012
<p>Wikipedia has a page entitled, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_respelling_of_the_English_alphabet" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese respelling of the English alphabet</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/4BBGt.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/4BBGt.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
</blockquote>

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Mou某
<blockquote>
  <p>In the case of "U = 优", 优 is a sound-alike loan word of "U".</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Similarly: </p>

<p>"i" = "愛" /Ài/ (as in "愛鳳/ iPhone") - <em>愛 is the loan word for "i"</em></p>

<p>"嗑" /Kē/ = "k" (as in "嗑毒品/ K毒品") - <em>k is the loan word for "嗑"</em></p>

<p>Much like:  </p>

<p>Bus - 巴士</p>

<p>Taxi - 的士</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>In the case of "X = 叉", "叉" is a graphical representation of the alphabet "X". </p>
</blockquote>

<p>"X" looked like a "交叉" (cross), therefore, people nicknamed "X" as "叉"</p>

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"i" = "愛" works, but "嗑" = "k" is going the wrong direction. K9 units aren't going to be rendered as 嗑久.
Mou某
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Tang Ho
<p>Some letters (A-Z) have Chinese character counterparts. For instance:</p>

<ul>
<li>X = 叉</li>
<li>U = 优</li>
</ul>

<p>What other examples of this phenomenon are there?</p>

<translation>
What letters (A-Z) have Chinese counterparts?
# What letters (A-Z) have Chinese counterparts?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-06-16)

Some letters (A-Z) have Chinese character counterparts. For instance:

* X = 叉
* U = 优

What other examples of this phenomenon are there?

**Tags:** translation

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-06-24. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

A(ei)诶；
B(bi)必、币、毕、闭、碧；
C(sei)；
D(di)弟、地、第、帝；
E(yi)易、意、义、驿、亿；
F(ai fu)爱抚、爱付；
G；
H(ei chi)诶吃；
I(ai)爱；
J(zhei)；
K(kei)尅、剋；
L(ai lou)爱楼、(ai ou)爱偶；
M(ai mu)爱木；
N(en)嗯、恩；
O(ou)偶、欧；
P(pi)皮、屁；
Q(kiu)；
R(er)二；
S(ai si)艾斯；
T(ti)题、体、替、涕；
U(you)尤、右、又、由、友、邮、优；
V(wei)位、味、喂；
W(da bo you)打波右、(da bu liu)达不流(changlish)；
X(ai ke si )爱克思；
Y(wai)外、歪；
Z；

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: how is Z read aloud?  

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### Answer by username_0 on 2021-04-13. Score: 3

Wikipedia has a page entitled, [Chinese respelling of the English alphabet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_respelling_of_the_English_alphabet)

> [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/4BBGt.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/4BBGt.png)


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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-06-16. Score: 1

> In the case of "U = 优", 优 is a sound-alike loan word of "U".

Similarly:

"i" = "愛" /Ài/ (as in "愛鳳/ iPhone") - *愛 is the loan word for "i"*

"嗑" /Kē/ = "k" (as in "嗑毒品/ K毒品") - *k is the loan word for "嗑"*

Much like:

Bus - 巴士

Taxi - 的士

> In the case of "X = 叉", "叉" is a graphical representation of the alphabet "X".

"X" looked like a "交叉" (cross), therefore, people nicknamed "X" as "叉"

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: "i" = "愛" works, but "嗑" = "k" is going the wrong direction. K9 units aren't going to be rendered as 嗑久.  

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