English name in Chinese

Jade 小玉 xiǎo yù

The usual Chinese spelling of Jade is 小玉 (xiǎo yù).

Characters: 2 Pinyin: xiǎo yù Usage: more often female
xiǎo yù

Character by character

小
xiǎo

small, tiny, insignificant

玉
yù

jade, precious stone, gem

How it reads

This is a transliteration: the characters were chosen because they sound like Jade. 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, 小玉 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.