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Stephen in Chinese
斯蒂芬
sī dì fēn
Stephen is usually written 斯蒂芬 in Chinese, pronounced sī dì fēn. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Stephen, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 斯 | sī | first (high, level) tone | this, thus, such; to lop off | 斯 |
| 蒂 | dì | fourth (falling) tone | peduncle or stem of plants | 蒂 |
| 芬 | fēn | first (high, level) tone | fragrance, aroma; perfume | 芬 |
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 Stephen in Chinese
How do you write Stephen in Chinese?
Stephen is usually written 斯蒂芬 in Chinese, pronounced sī dì fēn. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Stephen, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 斯蒂芬?
斯蒂芬 is pronounced sī dì fēn: sī in the first (high, level) tone, dì in the fourth (falling) tone and fēn in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Stephen in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 斯蒂芬 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 斯蒂芬 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 斯蒂芬 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Stephen, 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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