English name in Chinese

Derek 德里克 dé lǐ kè

The usual Chinese spelling of Derek is 德里克 (dé lǐ kè).

Characters: 3 Pinyin: dé lǐ kè Usage: not tied to a gender
dé lǐ kè

Character by character

德
dé

ethics, morality, virtue

里
lǐ

unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166

克
kè

gram; overcome; transliteration

How it reads

This is a transliteration: the characters were chosen because they sound like Derek. 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, 德里克 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/D/5

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.