boy’s name
Isaac in Chinese
艾萨克
ài sà kè · traditional 艾薩克
Isaac is usually written 艾萨克 in Chinese, pronounced ài sà kè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Isaac, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 艾 | ài | fourth (falling) tone | artemisia, mugwort | 艾 |
| 萨 | sà | fourth (falling) tone | Buddhist gods or immortals | 薩 |
| 克 | kè | fourth (falling) tone | gram; overcome | 克 |
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 Isaac in Chinese
How do you write Isaac in Chinese?
Isaac is usually written 艾萨克 in Chinese, pronounced ài sà kè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Isaac, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 艾萨克?
艾萨克 is pronounced ài sà kè: ài in the fourth (falling) tone, sà in the fourth (falling) tone and kè in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Isaac in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 艾薩克.
Is 艾萨克 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Isaac, 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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