Write Your Name in Chinese

How to use our Name Translator

Most Chinese names have three characters e.g. Mao Ze Dong or Deng Xiao Ping. (Whilst some have only two or may have four characters, this is unusual).

Our name translator is based on three characters. It takes sounds in the Mandarin dialect, and approximately reproduces the name, showing the characters. Names of more than three syllables are shortened to become three.

To write your name in Chinese select a sound from the drop down menu under each lion. A list of the sounds with equivalent English sounds is given in the box below.

ai: as in EYE an: as in AN ba: as in BANana ben: as in BENd bi: as in BEE bo: as in BORE cha: as in CHARlie da: as in DARk dai: as in 'to DIE' de: as is DIRt di: as in DEAr dou: as in DOOR e: as in bIRd en: as in ENd fa: as in FAR fan: as in FAN fei: as in FAIl gei: as in GAY ha: as in HA ha! hai: as in HI! hao: as in HOW? ji: as in JEEp kai: as in KInd kao: as in COW ke: as in KERb la: as in coLA le: as in LEARn li: as in LEE lian: as in the name, LEANNE lu: as in igLOO mei: as in MAY men: as in MEN Mo: as in MORE ni: as in KNEE po: as in PORE pu: as in POOl rao: as in ROUt ren: as in WREN ri: as in REEl rou: as in ROll sai: as in SIGH san: as in SANdy si: as in SEA tan: as in TAN te: as in TURkey ti: as in TEA wei: as in WAY wen: as in WENt yi: as in YEAst you: as in YOyo yu: as in YOU zhi: as in GERms zhou: as in JOke

Alternatively, you can find the sounds for over 200 names below.

Abigail	Ai Bi Gei	Felix	Fei Li Si	Michael	Mei Ka You
Adam	Ai Da An	Florence	Fa La ren	Micky	Mai Kai
Adrian	Ai Di An	Frances	Fa Ren Si	Miles	Mi You Ci
Agatha	Ai Ga Te	Frank	Fa Ren Ka	Michelle	Mei Shi Le
Agnes	Ai Gei Ni	Frieda	Fei Ri Da	Milly	Mei Li
Alastair	Ai Le Shi	Gabriel	Gao Bi E	Marion	Mei Ri En
Alan	Ai Le An	Eugene	You Ji Ne	Nancy	Man Ci
Albert	Ai Bi Te	Geoffrey	Gao Fa Ri	Ned	Ni De
Aiyisha	Ai Yi Shi	George	Zhou Ji	Nelly	Ni Li
Alex	Ai Le Ci	Gerard	Zhi Rao De	Nicholas	Ni Kao La
Albert	Ai Le Bo	Gilbert	Ji Ba Te	Neil	Ni You
Alexandra	Ai Li Da	Giles	Ji Ai Le	Nick	Ni Ka
Alexander	Ai Li De	Gladys	Gao La Di	Oliver	You Li Fa
Alfred	Ai Fan De	Gloria	Gao Ri Ai	Oscar	Dou Si Ka
Alice	Ai Li Ci	Gordon	Gao Da An	Owen	You Wen
Alison	Ai Li San	Grace	Gao Raa Ci	Pamela	Po Mi La
Amanda	Ai Men Da	Graham	Gao Ri An	Pat	Ba Te
Amelia	Ai Mei La	Gregory	Gao Zhou Ri	Patricia	Ba Ri Shi
Andrew	An De Ri	Guy	Gao Ai	Patrick	Ba Ri Ka
Andy	An Di	Harold	Ha Rou De	Paul	Po Le
Agnus	An Ni Ci	Harriet	Ha Ri Te	Pauline	Po Lian
Ann	An	Harry	Ha Ri	Peter	Po Te
Anthony	An Te Ni	Hazel	Ha Zhi Le	Phil	Fei You
Arnold	Ai Ni Di	Helen	Ha Lian	Philip	Fei You Ba
Audrey	Rou De Ri	Henry	Hai An Ri	Polly	Po Li
Barbara	Ba Ba Rao	Herbert	Ha Ba Te	Prudence	Po Rou Ce
Barry	Ba Ri	Horace	Hao Ri Si	Quentin	Wen Ti Ni
Basil	Ba Si Le	Hugh	Hao	Rachel	Ri Cha Si
Belinda	Ba Lian De	Ian	Ai An	Ralph	Rao Fa
Ben	Ben	Irene	Ai Ren	Ray	Rao You
Benjamin	Ben Zha Men	Isabel	Ai Zha Ba	Raymond	Rao You Men
Bernard	Ben Ai De	Ivan	Ai Fa An	Rebecca	Ri Ba Ka
Bert	Bi E De	Jack	Ji Ai Ka	Reggie	Ri Ji
Bertram	Ba Te Ren	James	Zhi Ai Me	Richard	Ri Cha De
Betty	Ba Ti	Jane	Zhi An E	Rick	Ri Ka
Bill	Bi Le	Janet	Zhi An Te	Rob	Rou Ba
Bob	Bo Ba	Jean	Ji An	Robert	Rou Ba Te
Brenda	Ba Ren Da	Jennifer	Wen Ai Fa	Robin	rou Bi Lian
Brian	Ba Ri An	Jenny	Wen Ai	Roger	rou Zhi
Bridget	Bi Ri Zhi	Jessica	Zhi Si Ka	Roland	Rou Lian De
Bruce	Bi Ri Ci	Jessie	Zhi Si	Ronald	Rou Ni De
Carol	Ka Rou	Jill	Ji Le	Rose	Rou Ci
Caroline	Ka Rou Lian	Jim	Ji Men	Rosemary	Rou Ci Mi
Catherine	Ka Fei Lian	Joan	Zhou An	Ruby	Rao Bi
Cecil	Ci Ci Le	Jocelyn	Zhou Shi Lian	Ruth	Rou Te
Cecilia	Ce Ce Lian	Joe	Zhou	Sally	Sai Li
Courtney	Kao Te Ni	John	Di Zhou An	Solomon	Sai Li Men
Charles	Cha Si Le	Johnny	Zhou An Ni	Sam	San
Chris	Ka Ri Ci	Jonathan	Zhou Ni An	Sandra	San Da Rou
Christina	Kao Ri Na	Johanne	You Ha Ni	Sara(h)	Sa Rao
Chas	Cha Zhi	Joseph	Zhou Si Fa	Sean	Si An
Clara	Ka La Ri	Josephine	Zhou San Fei	Sheila	Shi La
Clarence	Ka Ren Ci	Joy	Zhou Ai	Shirley	Si Ai Li
Clive	Ka Le Fei	Joyce	Zhou Ai Ci	Sidney	Si Di Ni
Colin	Kao Lian	Judith	Zhou Di Te	Sinon	Si Men
Connie	Koa Ni	Judy	Zhou Di	Sophia	Zho Fei
Constance	Ka An Ci	Julia	Zhou Li Ai	Stella	Si Ti La
Cynthia	Si Ni Te	Julian	Zhou Li An	Steven	Si Ti Fan
Cyril	Si Ri Le	Juliet	Zhou Li Te	Stewart	Si Ti Wei
Daisy	Da Si	June	Ji An	Sue	Si You
Daniel	Da Ni E	Kate	Kai Te	Susan	Si You San
Darren	Da ren	Katherine	Ka Te Ren	Sybil	Si Ba Le
Danny	Da Ni	Catherine	Ka Te Ren	Sylvia	Si Wei Ai
Damien	Da Mi An	Keith	Ka Ai Fei	Ted	Ti De
Daphne	Da Fai Ni	Kenneth	Kai Ni Fa	Terence	Te Ren Ci
David	Da Fei De	Kitty	Kai Ti	Theodore	Fei Ai Dou
Deborah	Dai Bo Ri	Larry	La Ri	Teressa	Te Rao Ci
Denis	Da Ni Ci	Laura	La Rao	Thomas	Te Mei Ci
Derek	De Ri Ka	Laurence	La Ren Ci	Timothy	Ti Mei Ti
Diana	Dai An Ni	Leonard	Li An Ai	Thomas	Dou Mei Ci
Dinah	Dai Ni	Leslie	Li Ci Li	Tony	Dou Ni
Dora	Dou Rao	Lewis	Li We Ci	Ursula	You Si La
Donald	Dou Ni De	Lillian	Li Lian	Valentine	Hua Lian Ti
Dorothy	Dou Ri Ti	Linda	Lian De	Vanessa	Hua Ni Si
Douglas	Dou Rao	Lionel	Lian Ai Le	Veronica	Hua Ren Ka
Edgar	E Dai Ga	Lisa	Li Si	Victor	Fei Dou
Edith	E Di Te	Lucy	Lu Si	Victoria	Fei Dou Li
Edmund	E Di Men	Luke	Lu Ka	Vincent	Wen San
Edward	Ai Di Wei	Lydia	Li Di Ai	Viola	Wei You La
Eleanor	Ai Lian E	Mabel	Mei Ba You	Vivian	Wei Wei An
Elizabeth	Li Sai Bo	Magdelene	Mei Da Lian	Walter	Hua Le Te
Emily	Ai Mi Li	Margaret	Mei Gao Ri	Wendy	Wen Di
Eric	Ai Ri Ka	Maria	Mei Ri Ai	William	Wei Lian
Ernest	E Ni Si	Mark	Mei Ka	Will	Wei Le
Esther	Ai Si Te	Martha	Mei Ti Ai	Winifred	Wen Ni Fei
Ethel	E Te Le	Martin	Mei Ti En	Winston	Wei Si Ti
Eugene	Rou Ji Ne	Mary	Mei Ri	Yvonne	Yi Wen
Eve	E Fa	Matthew	Mei Ti You	Yvette	Yi Wen Te
Evelyn	E Fa Lian	Maud	Mei De

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