English name in Chinese

Chris 克莉丝汀 kè lì sī tīng

The usual Chinese spelling of Chris is 克莉丝汀 (kè lì sī tīng).

Characters: 4 Pinyin: kè lì sī tīng Usage: more often female Also written: 克里斯, 克莉丝
kè lì sī tīng

Character by character

克
kè

gram; overcome; transliteration

莉
lì

white jasmine

丝
sī

silk; fine thread; wire; strings

汀
tīng

sandbar, beach, bank, shore

How it reads

This is a transliteration: the characters were chosen because they sound like Chris. 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.

Other spellings

Chris is also written 克里斯, 克莉丝. Different sources pick different characters for the same syllables; the version on this page is the one our sources list most often.

Using it as your name

Written this way, 克莉丝汀 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

ECDICT / common transliteration · Christine

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.