English name in Chinese

Abdul 阿卜杜勒 ā bo dù lēi

The usual Chinese spelling of Abdul is 阿卜杜勒 (ā bo dù lēi).

Characters: 4 Pinyin: ā bo dù lēi Usage: not tied to a gender
ā bo dù lēi

Character by character

阿
ā

prefix for people's names; used in transliteration

卜
bo

fortune telling; prophesy

杜
dù

stop, prevent; restrict; surname

勒
lēi

strangle, tighten

How it reads

This is a transliteration: the characters were chosen because they sound like Abdul. Chinese readers will hear your English name in it, which is the point — you will see this spelling in news, subtitles, and sports commentary. It is not a name a Chinese family would sit down and choose, and it does not carry a wish the way a native given name usually does.

Using it as your name

Written this way, 阿卜杜勒 works as a given name on its own, and you can add a surname in front of it. If you would rather have a name chosen for meaning — one that reads as Chinese rather than as an imported spelling — the Finder builds options from characters with documented meanings and shows you where each one comes from. Already using a Chinese name? Check it for tones, homophones, and famous-name collisions.

Source

ename.dict.cn 英文名大全 · /list/all/A/2

Spellings on this page are collected from published lists and from names real foreigners use in China. They are a reference, not a recommendation: a name you can explain is better than a name that merely matches a dictionary.