boy’s name
Simon in Chinese
西蒙
xī méng
Simon is usually written 西蒙 in Chinese, pronounced xī méng. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Simon, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 西 | xī | first (high, level) tone | west; westward | 西 |
| 蒙 | méng | second (rising) tone | cover; ignorant | 蒙 |
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 Simon in Chinese
How do you write Simon in Chinese?
Simon is usually written 西蒙 in Chinese, pronounced xī méng. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Simon, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 西蒙?
西蒙 is pronounced xī méng: xī in the first (high, level) tone and méng in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Simon in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 西蒙 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 西蒙 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 西蒙 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Simon, 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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