Jacques in Chinese

The standard Chinese transliteration of Jacques is 雅克, pronounced Yǎkè. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.

雅克

Yǎkè

Character by character

T3

elegant; refined

T4

to overcome; gram

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President Chirac and ocean explorer Cousteau both circulate as 雅克 in Chinese.

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