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Christian in Chinese
克里斯蒂安
kè lǐ sī dì ān
Christian is usually written 克里斯蒂安 in Chinese, pronounced kè lǐ sī dì ān. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Christian, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 克 | kè | fourth (falling) tone | gram; overcome | 克 |
| 里 | lǐ | third (dipping) tone | unit of distance; village | 里 |
| 斯 | sī | first (high, level) tone | this, thus, such; to lop off | 斯 |
| 蒂 | dì | fourth (falling) tone | peduncle or stem of plants | 蒂 |
| 安 | ān | first (high, level) tone | peaceful, tranquil, quiet | 安 |
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 Christian in Chinese
How do you write Christian in Chinese?
Christian is usually written 克里斯蒂安 in Chinese, pronounced kè lǐ sī dì ān. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Christian, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 克里斯蒂安?
克里斯蒂安 is pronounced kè lǐ sī dì ān: kè in the fourth (falling) tone, lǐ in the third (dipping) tone, sī in the first (high, level) tone, dì in the fourth (falling) tone and ān in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Christian in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 克里斯蒂安 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 克里斯蒂安 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 克里斯蒂安 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Christian, 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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