Jasmine in Chinese
How to write Jasmine in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names picked for it.
Jasmine, written by sound
贾丝明
Jiǎsīmíng
- 贾jiǎ
- 丝sī
- 明míng“bright”
This is how Jasmine is written by sound: in the news, on maps and in translated books. Each character is there for its sound, so their meanings don't add up to anything.
But it isn't a Chinese name. Chinese parents choose a name for what it means, like the ones below.
Real Chinese names for Jasmine
None of these sounds quite like Jasmine, but each one is a real name Chinese parents give, with a meaning of its own. Tap the buttons to hear a character, watch it written, or write it yourself.
Classic name
嘉怡Jiāyí
fine and joyful
jiā
fine, praiseworthy
yí
joyful, harmonious
忄heartmeaning台táisound
台 (tái) sounded closer in older Chinese.
Classic name
佳琪Jiāqí
fine jade
jiā
good, beautiful
qí
fine jade
Classic name
嘉禾Jiāhé
fine grain, a good harvest
jiā
fine, praiseworthy
hé
grain, crops
Stroke order follows the mainland China standard; a few characters are written differently in Taiwan.
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How Chinese names work
The family name comes first, and it is almost always one character: 王 Wáng, 李 Lǐ, 林 Lín. A few have two, like 欧阳 Ōuyáng.
The given name follows: one or two characters, chosen for what they mean. A virtue, a flower, a wish from the parents.
So with a family name in front, 嘉怡 becomes a full name such as 林嘉怡 (Lín Jiāyí).
About the name Jasmine
In the US, Jasmine was the 25th most popular girls’ name of the 1990s. In England and Wales it was number 55 in 1996 and is number 102 in 2025.
Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).