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# King in Chinese

## How Chinese writes King

金 Jīn

我叫詹姆斯·金。 Wǒ jiào Zhānmǔsī Jīn. My name is James King.

## Chinese family names for King

1. 金 jīn
2. 孔 kǒng
3. 康 kāng

Each sounds like the start of King, so a Chinese-style name for you can begin with one.

## More last names

- [Kennedy 肯尼迪](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/last/kennedy)
- [Knight 奈特](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/last/knight)

## How do you say King in Chinese?

King is 金 (Jīn) in Chinese. A full name keeps its English order with a dot between: James King is 詹姆斯·金 (Zhānmǔsī Jīn).

## What Chinese family name is like King?

金 (jīn), 孔 (kǒng), 康 (kāng): each sounds like the start of King, so a Chinese-style name for you can begin with one.

## 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.

## 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

- [Pinyin chart](https://mandarinthewild.com/pinyin-chart)
- [Chinese words](https://mandarinthewild.com/words)
- [Read any Mandarin](https://mandarinthewild.com/read)

Meanings from our own dictionary. Chinese writes some names more than one way.