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Stephen in Chinese

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

Shī Tiānyòu
Blessed, protective, harmonious
  • 施Shīto grant, to bestow; family name
  • 天tiānsky, heaven
  • 佑yòuto protect, to bless

This name sounds somewhat like 'Stephen' and carries the auspicious meaning of being blessed by heaven.

See 施天佑 written
Shǐ Démíng
Virtuous, intelligent, honorable
  • 史Shǐhistory; family name
  • 德dévirtue, morality
  • 明míngbright, clear

The surname '史' (Shǐ) shares a similar initial sound with 'Stephen', and the given name means 'bright virtue'.

See 史德明 written
Shí Fēng
Strong, steadfast, aspiring
  • 石Shístone, rock; family name
  • 峰fēngpeak, summit

This name has a strong, natural feel, with '石' (Shí) echoing the 'Ste' sound and '峰' (Fēng) suggesting achievement.

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

Stephen as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Stephen斯蒂芬

This transliteration is based on the phonetic approximation of the English name 'Stephen' into Mandarin Chinese.

A name Stephen could be called施天佑

This name sounds somewhat like 'Stephen' and carries the auspicious meaning of being blessed by heaven.

Questions

How do you write Stephen in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Stephen is written 斯蒂芬 (Sīdǐfēn), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Stephen could be 施天佑 (Shī Tiānyòu): This name sounds somewhat like 'Stephen' and carries the auspicious meaning of being blessed by heaven.

What does 施天佑 mean?

施 (Shī) means to grant, to bestow; family name; 天 (tiān) means sky, heaven; 佑 (yòu) means to protect, to bless.

Is 施天佑 a common Chinese name?

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