boy’s name
Sean in Chinese
肖恩
xiào ēn
Sean is usually written 肖恩 in Chinese, pronounced xiào ēn. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Sean, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 肖 | xiào | fourth (falling) tone | look like, resemble, be like | 肖 |
| 恩 | ēn | first (high, level) tone | kindness, mercy, charity | 恩 |
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 Sean in Chinese
How do you write Sean in Chinese?
Sean is usually written 肖恩 in Chinese, pronounced xiào ēn. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Sean, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 肖恩?
肖恩 is pronounced xiào ēn: xiào in the fourth (falling) tone and ēn in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Sean in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 肖恩 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 肖恩 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 肖恩 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Sean, 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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