boy’s name
Colin in Chinese
科林
kē lín
Colin is usually written 科林 in Chinese, pronounced kē lín. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Colin, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 科 | kē | first (high, level) tone | section, department, science | 科 |
| 林 | lín | second (rising) tone | forest, grove; surname | 林 |
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 Colin in Chinese
How do you write Colin in Chinese?
Colin is usually written 科林 in Chinese, pronounced kē lín. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Colin, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 科林?
科林 is pronounced kē lín: kē in the first (high, level) tone and lín in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Colin in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 科林 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 科林 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 科林 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Colin, 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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