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Brandon in Chinese
布兰登
bù lán dēng · traditional 布蘭登
Brandon is usually written 布兰登 in Chinese, pronounced bù lán dēng. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Brandon, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 布 | bù | fourth (falling) tone | cotton cloth, textiles, linen | 布 |
| 兰 | lán | second (rising) tone | orchid; elegant, graceful | 蘭 |
| 登 | dēng | first (high, level) tone | rise, mount, board, climb | 登 |
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 Brandon in Chinese
How do you write Brandon in Chinese?
Brandon is usually written 布兰登 in Chinese, pronounced bù lán dēng. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Brandon, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 布兰登?
布兰登 is pronounced bù lán dēng: bù in the fourth (falling) tone, lán in the second (rising) tone and dēng in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Brandon in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 布蘭登.
Is 布兰登 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Brandon, 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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