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Justin in Chinese
贾斯汀
jiǎ sī tīng · traditional 賈斯汀
Justin is usually written 贾斯汀 in Chinese, pronounced jiǎ sī tīng. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Justin, 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 |
| 汀 | tīng | first (high, level) tone | sandbar, beach, bank, shore | 汀 |
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 Justin in Chinese
How do you write Justin in Chinese?
Justin is usually written 贾斯汀 in Chinese, pronounced jiǎ sī tīng. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Justin, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 贾斯汀?
贾斯汀 is pronounced jiǎ sī tīng: jiǎ in the third (dipping) tone, sī in the first (high, level) tone and tīng in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Justin in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 賈斯汀.
Is 贾斯汀 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Justin, 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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