boy’s name
Ethan in Chinese
伊森
yī sēn
Ethan is usually written 伊森 in Chinese, pronounced yī sēn. You may also see 伊桑 (yī sāng). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Ethan, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 伊 | yī | first (high, level) tone | third person pronoun; he, she, this, that | 伊 |
| 森 | sēn | first (high, level) tone | forest; luxuriant vegetation | 森 |
Other spelling: 伊桑 (yī sāng) — 伊 third person pronoun; he, she, this, that · 桑 mulberry tree; surname
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 Ethan in Chinese
How do you write Ethan in Chinese?
Ethan is usually written 伊森 in Chinese, pronounced yī sēn. You may also see 伊桑 (yī sāng). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Ethan, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 伊森?
伊森 is pronounced yī sēn: yī in the first (high, level) tone and sēn in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Ethan in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 伊森 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 伊森 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 伊森 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Ethan, 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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