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Andrew in Chinese

Andrew has no single Chinese spelling. Newspapers transliterate it as 安德鲁 (Āndélǔ); a person called Andrew would take a real Chinese name. Here are three, with every character explained.

Ān Dé
Peaceful, virtuous, familiar
  • 安Ānpeace, calm; family name
  • 德Dévirtue, morality

This name is a close transliteration of 'Andrew' and carries the positive meaning of 'peaceful virtue'.

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Ān Rán
Calm, natural, serene
  • 安Ānpeace, calm; family name
  • 然Ránso, natural, correct

This name uses the surname 'An' which sounds like the beginning of 'Andrew' and means 'peaceful and natural'.

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Ān Zé
Gracious, tranquil, benevolent
  • 安Ānpeace, calm; family name
  • 泽Zémarsh, beneficence, grace

Combining the 'An' sound with 'Ze' (beneficence) creates a name that is both pleasant to hear and meaningful.

See 安泽 written
Three more names for AndrewAdd who the name is for, or what it should mean, and the characters change.

Andrew as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Andrew安德鲁

This transliteration follows the standard phonetic approximation for the English name 'Andrew'.

A name Andrew could be called安德

This name is a close transliteration of 'Andrew' and carries the positive meaning of 'peaceful virtue'.

Questions

How do you write Andrew in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Andrew is written 安德鲁 (Āndélǔ), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Andrew could be 安德 (Ān Dé): This name is a close transliteration of 'Andrew' and carries the positive meaning of 'peaceful virtue'.

What does 安德 mean?

安 (Ān) means peace, calm; family name; 德 (Dé) means virtue, morality.

Is 安德 a common Chinese name?

It follows the shape of a common Chinese name: the surname 安 is from the Hundred Family Surnames and the given name uses common simplified characters. You can ask the generator for three more.

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