Chinese naming guides
Practical guides to choosing a Chinese name.
What Is My Name in Chinese? 3 Ways to Find Yours
Choose between a sound rendering, a meaning translation and a new Chinese name, with examples and a clear request you can take to a teacher.
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Jimenez in Chinese: 希 Xī or 奚 Xī?
Choose between 希 Xī and 奚 Xī for Jimenez, understand the documented transcription, and keep your family pronunciation in the decision.
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Kelly in Chinese: 凯 Kǎi or 柯 Kē?
凯 Kǎi is a surname as well as the opening of Kelly’s 凯利. Compare 柯 Kē if you prefer another vowel and tone, accepting a looser written link.
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Choosing a Chinese surname for Khan: 汗 or 韩?
汗 already represents Khan in one character. Compare the documented surname 汗 Hàn with 韩 Hán, keeping the title reading in 可汗 separate.
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Kim in Chinese: keeping 金 or choosing 琴?
If Kim’s family character is 金, Jīn preserves the writing with a new Mandarin sound. Compare 琴 Qín only as a separate choice with a musical association.
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King in Chinese: choosing between 金 and 王
Keeping your surname in a full Chinese transcription is a practical, adult choice. King has an unusually compact option: 金 (Jīn), familiar from the publish…
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Lee in Chinese: Does It Have to Be Li?
李 Lǐ is a useful Chinese surname for an English-speaking adult called Lee who is choosing a new Chinese name. It closely preserves the usual English sound,…
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