boy’s name
Adam in Chinese
亚当
yà dāng · traditional 亞當
Adam is usually written 亚当 in Chinese, pronounced yà dāng. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Adam, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 亚 | yà | fourth (falling) tone | Asia; second | 亞 |
| 当 | dāng | first (high, level) tone | bear, accept, undertake; just | 當 |
Readings and meanings come from the Unicode Han Database (Unihan). In a transliterated name, the meanings of the characters are not read as a sentence.
Questions about Adam in Chinese
How do you write Adam in Chinese?
Adam is usually written 亚当 in Chinese, pronounced yà dāng. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Adam, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 亚当?
亚当 is pronounced yà dāng: yà in the fourth (falling) tone and dāng in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Adam in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 亞當.
Is 亚当 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Adam, so Chinese readers will recognise it as a foreign name. If you would like a name that looks Chinese, our free generator also suggests names chosen for their meaning.
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