--- title: "Derek in Chinese: 德里克 (Délǐkè), Meaning and How to Write It" description: "Derek in Chinese is 德里克 (Délǐkè), picked for its sound: 德 virtue, 里 inside, 克 gram. Hear it, watch each stroke drawn, and get a Chinese-style name like 王迪黎: 迪 to enlighten, 黎 multitude." canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/derek" author: "Mandarin The Wild" --- [Your name in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name) # Derek in Chinese 熊猫xióngmāopanda ## How Chinese writes Derek 德里克 Délǐkè 我叫德里克。 Wǒ jiào Délǐkè. My name is Derek. Derek en chino se escribe 德里克 (Délǐkè). [Derrick](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/derrick) is written 德里克 too. ## How to write 德里克 1. [dé15 strokesvirtue](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E5%BE%B7) 2. [lǐ7 strokesinside](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E9%87%8C) 3. [kè7 strokesgram](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E5%85%8B) ## Chinese-style names for Derek 王迪黎 Wáng Dílí 1. 王 wáng Family name 2. 迪 dí to enlighten 3. 黎 lí multitude 王 is a common family name; 迪 and 黎 echo dé lǐ, how Chinese begins Derek (德里克). 李笛林 Lǐ Dílín 1. 李 lǐ Family name 2. 笛 dí flute 3. 林 lín forest 李 is a common family name; 笛 and 林 echo dé lǐ, how Chinese begins Derek (德里克). 张德力 Zhāng Délì 1. 张 zhāng Family name 2. 德 dé virtue 3. 力 lì force 张 is a common family name; 德 and 力 echo dé lǐ, how Chinese begins Derek (德里克). Add your last name for a family name that matches it. ## A name seal for Derek ## More names - [David 大卫](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/david) - [Daniel 丹尼尔](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/daniel) - [Donald 唐纳德](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/donald) - [Dennis 丹尼斯](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/dennis) - [Douglas 道格拉斯](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/douglas) - [Dylan 迪伦](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/dylan) - [Dan 丹](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/dan) - [Diego 迭戈](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/diego) - [Donna 唐娜](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/donna) - [Dorothy 多萝西](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/dorothy) - [Deborah 德博拉](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/deborah) - [Diane 黛安](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/diane) HSK 1 · Now read them in a real story ## 我爸爸叫爸爸 How to say my name is in Chinese 中文怎么说名字？ 说“我叫”，后边是你的名字。 说“我的名字叫”“我的名字是”也对，可是中国人多说“我叫”。 中国人的名字，姓在前边，名字在后边。 [Keep reading](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-my-name-is-in-chinese#library-word-76-90) ## How do you say Derek in Chinese? Derek is 德里克 (Délǐkè) in Chinese. To say “My name is Derek”, say 我叫德里克 (Wǒ jiào Délǐkè). ## What does 德里克 mean? Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 德里克 for how it sounds, Délǐkè, close to Derek. On its own, 德 means virtue, 里 inside and 克 gram. ## How do you write Derek in Chinese? Derek is written 德里克, 3 characters: 德 (15 strokes), 里 (7 strokes), 克 (7 strokes). Each is drawn stroke by stroke on this page, in the order you write it. ## How does Chinese write English names? By sound, with characters picked for how they are said: Michael is 迈克尔 (Màikè’ěr). Newspapers, subtitles and books use one usual form for each common name. ## What is a Chinese-style name? A name made the Chinese way: a one-character family name first, then one or two characters picked for their meaning. Many learners use one in class. ## Can I use this name? It’s a starting point. Ask a Chinese speaker or teacher before you put it on anything that lasts, like a tattoo or a document. ## More free tools - [Your name as a Chinese seal](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-seal-generator) - [Chinese name to pinyin](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name-to-pinyin) - [Chinese tattoo checker](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-tattoo-translator) - [Say hello in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-greetings) - [Pinyin chart](https://mandarinthewild.com/pinyin-chart) - [Read any Mandarin](https://mandarinthewild.com/read) Meanings from our own dictionary. Chinese writes some names more than one way.