boy’s name
Steven in Chinese
史蒂文
shǐ dì wén
Steven is usually written 史蒂文 in Chinese, pronounced shǐ dì wén. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Steven, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 史 | shǐ | third (dipping) tone | history, chronicle, annals | 史 |
| 蒂 | dì | fourth (falling) tone | peduncle or stem of plants | 蒂 |
| 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 Steven in Chinese
How do you write Steven in Chinese?
Steven is usually written 史蒂文 in Chinese, pronounced shǐ dì wén. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Steven, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 史蒂文?
史蒂文 is pronounced shǐ dì wén: shǐ in the third (dipping) tone, dì in the fourth (falling) tone and wén in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Steven in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 史蒂文 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 史蒂文 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 史蒂文 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Steven, 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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