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Jasper in Chinese
贾斯珀
jiǎ sī pò · traditional 賈斯珀
Jasper is usually written 贾斯珀 in Chinese, pronounced jiǎ sī pò. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Jasper, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 贾 | jiǎ | third (dipping) tone | surname; merchant | 賈 |
| 斯 | sī | first (high, level) tone | this, thus, such; to lop off | 斯 |
| 珀 | pò | fourth (falling) tone | amber | 珀 |
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 Jasper in Chinese
How do you write Jasper in Chinese?
Jasper is usually written 贾斯珀 in Chinese, pronounced jiǎ sī pò. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Jasper, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 贾斯珀?
贾斯珀 is pronounced jiǎ sī pò: jiǎ in the third (dipping) tone, sī in the first (high, level) tone and pò in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Jasper in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 賈斯珀.
Is 贾斯珀 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Jasper, 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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