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Benjamin in Chinese

Benjamin has no single Chinese spelling. Newspapers transliterate it as 本雅明 (Běnyǎmíng); a person called Benjamin would take a real Chinese name. Here are three, with every character explained.

Bái Níng
peaceful, clear, gentle
  • 白Báiwhite; family name
  • 宁Níngpeaceful, tranquil

This name uses a common surname and a character that sounds like 'ning' from Benjamin, conveying peace.

See 白宁 written
Biàn Míngxuān
bright, distinguished, elegant
  • 卞Biànfamily name
  • 明Míngbright, clear
  • 轩Xuāntall, lofty; pavilion

This name has a sophisticated feel with 'Ming' sounding somewhat like 'min' and conveying brightness and loftiness.

See 卞明轩 written
Bān Jié
heroic, outstanding, strong
  • 班Bānclass, group; family name
  • 杰Jiéheroic, outstanding

This name is a close phonetic match to Benjamin while also carrying the positive meaning of 'heroic' or 'outstanding'.

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

Benjamin as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Benjamin本雅明

This transliteration is based on the standard phonetic approximation of the name 'Benjamin' in Mandarin Chinese.

A name Benjamin could be called白宁

This name uses a common surname and a character that sounds like 'ning' from Benjamin, conveying peace.

Questions

How do you write Benjamin in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Benjamin is written 本雅明 (Běnyǎmíng), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Benjamin could be 白宁 (Bái Níng): This name uses a common surname and a character that sounds like 'ning' from Benjamin, conveying peace.

What does 白宁 mean?

白 (Bái) means white; family name; 宁 (Níng) means peaceful, tranquil.

Is 白宁 a common Chinese name?

It follows the shape of a common Chinese name: the surname 白 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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