Benjamin in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Benjamin is 本杰明, pronounced Běnjiémíng. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
本杰明
Běnjiémíng
Character by character
root; origin
outstanding; hero
bright
About this transliteration
As in Benjamin Franklin 本杰明·富兰克林; the characters literally read 'fundamentally outstanding and bright'.
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