boy’s name
Owen in Chinese
欧文
ōu wén · traditional 歐文
Owen is usually written 欧文 in Chinese, pronounced ōu wén. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Owen, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 欧 | ōu | first (high, level) tone | translit.: Europe; ohm | 歐 |
| 文 | wén | second (rising) tone | literature, culture, writing | 文 |
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 Owen in Chinese
How do you write Owen in Chinese?
Owen is usually written 欧文 in Chinese, pronounced ōu wén. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Owen, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 欧文?
欧文 is pronounced ōu wén: ōu in the first (high, level) tone and wén in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Owen in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 歐文.
Is 欧文 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Owen, 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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