boy’s name
Lincoln in Chinese
林肯
lín kěn
Lincoln is usually written 林肯 in Chinese, pronounced lín kěn. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Lincoln, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 林 | lín | second (rising) tone | forest, grove; surname | 林 |
| 肯 | kěn | third (dipping) tone | willing; consent to, permit | 肯 |
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 Lincoln in Chinese
How do you write Lincoln in Chinese?
Lincoln is usually written 林肯 in Chinese, pronounced lín kěn. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Lincoln, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 林肯?
林肯 is pronounced lín kěn: lín in the second (rising) tone and kěn in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Lincoln in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 林肯 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 林肯 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 林肯 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Lincoln, 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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