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Eric in Chinese

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

Lǐ Ānrán
Peaceful, natural, harmonious
  • 李Lǐplum; family name
  • 安ānpeace, calm
  • 然ránso, natural

This name sounds somewhat like 'Eric' with 'An' and 'Ran', and conveys a sense of peacefulness and natural grace.

See 李安然 written
Ài Ruì
Auspicious, bright, modern
  • 艾Àimugwort; family name
  • 瑞Ruìauspicious, propitious

This is a close transliteration of 'Eric' that also carries the positive meaning of auspiciousness.

See 艾瑞 written
Yuán Yì
Elegant, grand, distinguished
  • 袁Yuánsurname
  • 奕Yìgrand, beautiful

The 'Yi' sound is similar to 'Eric', and '奕' means grand and beautiful, giving the name an elegant feel.

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

Eric as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Eric埃里克

This is a common transliteration for the Western male name 'Eric' based on its pronunciation.

A name Eric could be called李安然

This name sounds somewhat like 'Eric' with 'An' and 'Ran', and conveys a sense of peacefulness and natural grace.

Questions

How do you write Eric in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Eric is written 埃里克 (Āilǐkè), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Eric could be 李安然 (Lǐ Ānrán): This name sounds somewhat like 'Eric' with 'An' and 'Ran', and conveys a sense of peacefulness and natural grace.

What does 李安然 mean?

李 (Lǐ) means plum; family name; 安 (ān) means peace, calm; 然 (rán) means so, natural.

Is 李安然 a common Chinese name?

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