Katherine in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Katherine is 凯瑟琳, pronounced Kǎisèlín. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
凯瑟琳
Kǎisèlín
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Written forms to copy
Simplified (mainland China)
凯瑟琳
Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong)
凱瑟琳
凯瑟琳
Vertical
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Kǎisèlín
Character by character
triumphant
se, an ancient zither
fine jade
About this transliteration
The form used for Katharine Hepburn; covers Catherine and Kathryn spellings too.
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