Type your English name and see it written in Chinese characters instantly — with pinyin pronunciation guide.
Click any name to see its Chinese translation instantly.
Once you know how to write your name in Chinese, here's where you can use it:
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See how your name looks in brush style — a popular choice for art and personal expression.
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Use it as your display name on WeChat, Xiaohongshu, or Weibo to connect with Chinese-speaking communities.
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Introduce yourself to Chinese colleagues or business partners — it shows cultural respect and builds rapport.
This tool gives you a phonetic translation — how your English name sounds in Chinese. But if you want a name that Chinese people would actually use, consider a meaning-based name instead.
Example
🔤 Phonetic (This Tool)
✨ Meaning-Based (Generator)
Michael
迈克尔
Mài kè ěr
明凯
Míng kǎi — "Bright & Triumphant"
How it works
Sounds like the English name
A real Chinese name with positive meaning
Best for
Official documents, news reports
Daily life, social media, business
Feels to Chinese speakers
Clearly a foreign name
Like a real Chinese person's name
Free — takes about 2 minutes to generate a culturally meaningful Chinese name.
A phonetic translation is how your name would be written in Chinese news or documents. For a personal Chinese name with cultural meaning (like a Chinese person would have), use our Chinese Name Generator instead.
Phonetic translations often need multiple characters to match English sounds. Each Chinese character represents one syllable, so "Alexander" needs 4 characters (亚历山大). Real Chinese names are typically 2-3 characters total.
Yes, you can use it as a display name on platforms like WeChat, Weibo, or Xiaohongshu. For a name that feels more natural to Chinese speakers, try our name generator which creates names with proper cultural meaning.