English name in Chinese

Christopher 克里斯多夫 kè lǐ sī duō fū

The usual Chinese spelling of Christopher is 克里斯多夫 (kè lǐ sī duō fū).

Characters: 5 Pinyin: kè lǐ sī duō fū Usage: more often male
kè lǐ sī duō fū

Character by character

克
kè

gram; overcome; transliteration

里
lǐ

unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166

斯
sī

this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

多
duō

much, many; more than, over

夫
fū

man, male adult, husband; those

How it reads

This is a transliteration: the characters were chosen because they sound like Christopher. 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, 克里斯多夫 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

mandarinwow《中英文名字对照》

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.