Jennifer in Chinese
How to write Jennifer in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names picked for it.
Jennifer, written by sound
詹妮弗
Zhānnīfú
- 詹zhān
- 妮nī
- 弗fú
This is how Jennifer 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 Jennifer
None of these sounds quite like Jennifer, 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
舒菲Shūfēi
easygoing and fragrant
shū
at ease
fēi
fragrant, luxuriant
Classic name
书宁Shūníng
books and quiet
shū
books
níng
peaceful
Poetic name
雨霏Yǔfēi
falling rain and snow
yǔ
rain
fēi
falling thick (rain, snow)
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, 舒菲 becomes a full name such as 林舒菲 (Lín Shūfēi).
About the name Jennifer
In the US, Jennifer was the 16th most popular girls’ name of the 1990s. In England and Wales it was number 54 in 1996 and is number 650 in 2025.
Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).