boy’s name
Landon in Chinese
兰登
lán dēng · traditional 蘭登
Landon is usually written 兰登 in Chinese, pronounced lán dēng. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Landon, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 兰 | lán | second (rising) tone | orchid; elegant, graceful | 蘭 |
| 登 | dēng | first (high, level) tone | rise, mount, board, climb | 登 |
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 Landon in Chinese
How do you write Landon in Chinese?
Landon is usually written 兰登 in Chinese, pronounced lán dēng. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Landon, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 兰登?
兰登 is pronounced lán dēng: lán in the second (rising) tone and dēng in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Landon in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 蘭登.
Is 兰登 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Landon, 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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