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Peter in Chinese

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

Pān Dé
Virtuous, classic, gentle
  • 潘Pānfamily name
  • 德Dévirtue, morality

This name is a close transliteration of 'Peter' while also conveying the positive meaning of 'virtue'.

See 潘德 written
Péi Lè
Joyful, pleasant, modern
  • 裴Péifamily name
  • 乐Lèjoy, happiness

This name has a similar initial sound to 'Peter' and means 'joy', offering a pleasant and optimistic feel.

See 裴乐 written
Péng Ruì
Auspicious, elegant, hopeful
  • 彭Péngfamily name
  • 瑞Ruìauspicious, propitious

Starting with a 'P' sound, this name means 'auspicious' and sounds elegant and hopeful.

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

Peter as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Peter彼得

This is the standard transliteration for the common Western given name 'Peter'.

A name Peter could be called潘德

This name is a close transliteration of 'Peter' while also conveying the positive meaning of 'virtue'.

Questions

How do you write Peter in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Peter is written 彼得 (Bǐdé), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Peter could be 潘德 (Pān Dé): This name is a close transliteration of 'Peter' while also conveying the positive meaning of 'virtue'.

What does 潘德 mean?

潘 (Pān) means family name; 德 (Dé) means virtue, morality.

Is 潘德 a common Chinese name?

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