Jessica in Chinese
How to write Jessica in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names picked for it.
Jessica, written by sound
杰西卡
Jiéxīkǎ
- 杰jié
- 西xī
- 卡kǎ
This is how Jessica 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 Jessica
None of these sounds quite like Jessica, 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
思琪Sīqí
thoughtful, like fine jade
sī
thought
qí
fine jade
Classic name
若曦Ruòxī
like the morning sun
ruò
as if; gentle
xī
first sunlight
Classic name
晨曦Chénxī
morning sunlight
chén
morning
xī
first sunlight
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, 思琪 becomes a full name such as 林思琪 (Lín Sīqí).
About the name Jessica
In the US, Jessica was the most popular girls’ name of the 1990s. In England and Wales it was number 3 in 1996 and is number 139 in 2025.
Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).