girl’s name
Susan in Chinese
苏珊
sū shān · traditional 蘇珊
Susan is usually written 苏珊 in Chinese, pronounced sū shān. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Susan, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 苏 | sū | first (high, level) tone | revive, resurrect; a species of thyme | 蘇 |
| 珊 | shān | first (high, level) tone | coral | 珊 |
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 Susan in Chinese
How do you write Susan in Chinese?
Susan is usually written 苏珊 in Chinese, pronounced sū shān. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Susan, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 苏珊?
苏珊 is pronounced sū shān: sū in the first (high, level) tone and shān in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Susan in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 蘇珊.
Is 苏珊 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Susan, 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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