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David in Chinese

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

Dài Wéi
Familiar, classic, strong
  • 戴Dàito wear; family name
  • 维Wéito maintain, to preserve

This is a common and well-accepted transliteration of 'David' into Chinese, sounding very similar to the original name.

See 戴维 written
Dīng Ānrán
Peaceful, natural, gentle
  • 丁Dīngmale adult; family name
  • 安ānpeace, calm
  • 然ránso, natural

The surname '丁' starts with 'D' like David, and '安然' means peaceful and serene, offering a pleasant meaning.

See 丁安然 written
Dǒng Míngdá
Intelligent, accomplished, bright
  • 董Dǒngto supervise; family name
  • 明Míngbright, clear
  • 达Dáto reach, to achieve

The surname '董' starts with 'D', and '明达' implies being intelligent and insightful, a positive and balanced meaning.

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

David as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes David戴维

This is a common transliteration for the English name David, following standard phonetic principles.

A name David could be called戴维

This is a common and well-accepted transliteration of 'David' into Chinese, sounding very similar to the original name.

Questions

How do you write David in Chinese?

As a transliteration, David is written 戴维 (Dàiwéi), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, David could be 戴维 (Dài Wéi): This is a common and well-accepted transliteration of 'David' into Chinese, sounding very similar to the original name.

What does 戴维 mean?

戴 (Dài) means to wear; family name; 维 (Wéi) means to maintain, to preserve.

Is 戴维 a common Chinese name?

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