Tom in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Tom is 汤姆, pronounced Tāngmǔ. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
汤姆
Tāngmǔ
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Written forms to copy
Simplified (mainland China)
汤姆
Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong)
湯姆
汤姆
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Tāngmǔ
Character by character
soup; hot water
governess; used in transliteration
About this transliteration
The cat in Tom and Jerry is 汤姆, making this the most familiar 'Tom' in China.
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