boy’s name
Ian in Chinese
伊恩
yī ēn
Ian is usually written 伊恩 in Chinese, pronounced yī ēn. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Ian, 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 |
| 恩 | ēn | first (high, level) tone | kindness, mercy, charity | 恩 |
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 Ian in Chinese
How do you write Ian in Chinese?
Ian is usually written 伊恩 in Chinese, pronounced yī ēn. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Ian, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 伊恩?
伊恩 is pronounced yī ēn: yī in the first (high, level) tone and ēn in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Ian in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 伊恩 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 伊恩 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 伊恩 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Ian, 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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