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Mike in Chinese

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

Mǐ Kǎi
Strong, modern, victorious
  • 米Mǐrice; family name
  • 凯Kǎitriumphant, victorious

This name uses a common surname starting with 'M' and 'Kai' is a common, strong-sounding character that also transliterates part of 'Mike'.

See 米凯 written
Mài Kē
Natural, gentle, familiar
  • 麦Màiwheat; family name
  • 柯Kēstalk, branch; family name

Using 'Mai' as a surname for 'M' and 'Ke' as a common, pleasant-sounding character that also serves as a transliteration for 'Ke' in Mike.

See 麦柯 written
Mǎ Kě
Classic, agreeable, approachable
  • 马Mǎhorse; family name
  • 可Kěcan, may; admirable

A well-known and widely accepted transliteration of 'Mark' or 'Marco' in Chinese, which sounds very similar to 'Mike'.

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

Mike as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Mike迈克

This is a common transliteration for the English name 'Mike' based on its pronunciation.

A name Mike could be called米凯

This name uses a common surname starting with 'M' and 'Kai' is a common, strong-sounding character that also transliterates part of 'Mike'.

Questions

How do you write Mike in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Mike is written 迈克 (Màikè), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Mike could be 米凯 (Mǐ Kǎi): This name uses a common surname starting with 'M' and 'Kai' is a common, strong-sounding character that also transliterates part of 'Mike'.

What does 米凯 mean?

米 (Mǐ) means rice; family name; 凯 (Kǎi) means triumphant, victorious.

Is 米凯 a common Chinese name?

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