凯瑟琳
Elegant, melodious, international
- 凯kǎitriumphant, victorious
- 瑟sèa stringed musical instrument
- 琳línbeautiful jade
This is a common and elegant transliteration of Katherine, sounding very close to the original name.
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Katherine in Chinese
Katherine has no single Chinese spelling. Newspapers transliterate it as 凯瑟琳 (kǎi sè lín); a person called Katherine would take a real Chinese name. Here are three, with every character explained.
康宁
Peaceful, healthy, gentle
- 康kānghealthy, peaceful
- 宁níngpeaceful, tranquil
The surname '康' (Kāng) starts similarly to Katherine, and '宁' (Níng) conveys a sense of peace and well-being.
See 康宁 written柯雅
Graceful, refined, classic
- 柯kēa surname; branch of a tree
- 雅yǎelegant, graceful, refined
The surname '柯' (Kē) has a similar initial sound to Katherine, and '雅' (Yǎ) adds a touch of grace and refinement.
See 柯雅 writtenThree more names for KatherineAdd who the name is for, or what it should mean, and the characters change.
Katherine as a transliteration
How a newspaper writes Katherine凯瑟琳
This is a common transliteration for the English name Katherine, often used for Western women's names.
A name Katherine could be called凯瑟琳
This is a common and elegant transliteration of Katherine, sounding very close to the original name.
Questions
How do you write Katherine in Chinese?
As a transliteration, Katherine is written 凯瑟琳 (kǎi sè lín), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Katherine could be 凯瑟琳 (Kǎi Sèlín): This is a common and elegant transliteration of Katherine, sounding very close to the original name.
What does 凯瑟琳 mean?
凯 (kǎi) means triumphant, victorious; 瑟 (sè) means a stringed musical instrument; 琳 (lín) means beautiful jade.
Is 凯瑟琳 a common Chinese name?
It follows the shape of a common Chinese name: the surname 凯 is from the Hundred Family Surnames and the given name uses common simplified characters. You can ask the generator for three more.