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Jade in Chinese

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

Jiǎ Dé
Virtuous, ethical, harmonious
  • 贾Jiǎfamily name; merchant
  • 德dévirtue, morality

This name uses a common surname starting with 'J' and '德' (dé) creates a sound similar to 'de' in Jade, while meaning virtue.

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Jiāng Yuè
Joyful, pleasant, flowing
  • 江Jiāngriver; family name
  • 悦yuèpleased, joyful

The surname '江' (Jiāng) has a 'J' sound, and '悦' (yuè) evokes joy, aligning with the pleasant sound of Jade.

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Jīn Yù
Precious, elegant, classic
  • 金Jīngold; family name
  • 玉yùjade

This name directly incorporates '玉' (yù), meaning jade, and uses a common surname starting with 'J' (金).

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Three more names for JadeAdd who the name is for, or what it should mean, and the characters change.

Jade as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Jade杰德

This is a common transliteration for the English name 'Jade' in Chinese, often used for female names.

A name Jade could be called贾德

This name uses a common surname starting with 'J' and '德' (dé) creates a sound similar to 'de' in Jade, while meaning virtue.

Questions

How do you write Jade in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Jade is written 杰德 (Jiédé), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Jade could be 贾德 (Jiǎ Dé): This name uses a common surname starting with 'J' and '德' (dé) creates a sound similar to 'de' in Jade, while meaning virtue.

What does 贾德 mean?

贾 (Jiǎ) means family name; merchant; 德 (dé) means virtue, morality.

Is 贾德 a common Chinese name?

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