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

běnT3

root; origin

jiéT2

outstanding; hero

míngT2

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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