Yakov in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Yakov is 雅科夫, pronounced Yǎkēfū. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
雅科夫
Yǎkēfū
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Simplified (mainland China)
雅科夫
Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong)
雅科夫
Same in both scripts
雅科夫
Vertical
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Yǎkēfū
Character by character
elegant; refined
branch of study; science
man; husband
About this transliteration
Standard 雅科夫; the biblical Jacob is 雅各 in Chinese Bibles.
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