girl’s name
Megan in Chinese
梅根
méi gēn
Megan is usually written 梅根 in Chinese, pronounced méi gēn. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Megan, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 梅 | méi | second (rising) tone | plums; prunes | 梅 |
| 根 | gēn | first (high, level) tone | root, base; foundation | 根 |
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 Megan in Chinese
How do you write Megan in Chinese?
Megan is usually written 梅根 in Chinese, pronounced méi gēn. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Megan, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 梅根?
梅根 is pronounced méi gēn: méi in the second (rising) tone and gēn in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Megan in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 梅根 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 梅根 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 梅根 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Megan, 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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