girl’s name
Kathleen in Chinese
凯思琳
kǎi sī lín · traditional 凱思琳
Kathleen is usually written 凯思琳 in Chinese, pronounced kǎi sī lín. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Kathleen, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 凯 | kǎi | third (dipping) tone | triumphant; triumph, victory | 凱 |
| 思 | sī | first (high, level) tone | think, consider, ponder; final particle | 思 |
| 琳 | lín | second (rising) tone | beautiful jade, gem | 琳 |
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 Kathleen in Chinese
How do you write Kathleen in Chinese?
Kathleen is usually written 凯思琳 in Chinese, pronounced kǎi sī lín. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Kathleen, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 凯思琳?
凯思琳 is pronounced kǎi sī lín: kǎi in the third (dipping) tone, sī in the first (high, level) tone and lín in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Kathleen in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 凱思琳.
Is 凯思琳 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Kathleen, 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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