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Benjamin in Chinese
本杰明
běn jié míng
Benjamin is usually written 本杰明 in Chinese, pronounced běn jié míng. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Benjamin, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 本 | běn | third (dipping) tone | root, origin, source; basis | 本 |
| 杰 | jié | second (rising) tone | hero; heroic, outstanding | 杰 |
| 明 | míng | second (rising) tone | bright, light, brilliant; clear | 明 |
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 Benjamin in Chinese
How do you write Benjamin in Chinese?
Benjamin is usually written 本杰明 in Chinese, pronounced běn jié míng. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Benjamin, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 本杰明?
本杰明 is pronounced běn jié míng: běn in the third (dipping) tone, jié in the second (rising) tone and míng in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Benjamin in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 本杰明 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 本杰明 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 本杰明 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Benjamin, 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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