John in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of John is 约翰, pronounced Yuēhàn. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
约翰
Yuēhàn
Character by character
agreement; approximately
writing brush (literary)
About this transliteration
约翰 follows the older Latin/German Johann sound, which is why it sounds nothing like English 'John'.
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