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Jennifer in Chinese
珍妮弗
zhēn nī fú
Jennifer is usually written 珍妮弗 in Chinese, pronounced zhēn nī fú. You may also see 詹妮弗 (zhān nī fú). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Jennifer, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 珍 | zhēn | first (high, level) tone | precious, valuable, rare | 珍 |
| 妮 | nī | first (high, level) tone | maid, servant girl; cute girl | 妮 |
| 弗 | fú | second (rising) tone | not, negative; dollar | 弗 |
Other spelling: 詹妮弗 (zhān nī fú) — 詹 surname; talk too much, verbose · 妮 maid, servant girl; cute girl · 弗 not, negative; dollar
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 Jennifer in Chinese
How do you write Jennifer in Chinese?
Jennifer is usually written 珍妮弗 in Chinese, pronounced zhēn nī fú. You may also see 詹妮弗 (zhān nī fú). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Jennifer, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 珍妮弗?
珍妮弗 is pronounced zhēn nī fú: zhēn in the first (high, level) tone, nī in the first (high, level) tone and fú in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Jennifer in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 珍妮弗 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 珍妮弗 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 珍妮弗 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Jennifer, 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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