Luke in Chinese
How to write Luke in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names picked for it.
Luke, written by sound
卢克
Lúkè
- 卢lú
- 克kè“overcome”
This is how Luke 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 Luke
None of these sounds quite like Luke, 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.
Poetic name
鹿鸣Lùmíng
the call of deer
lù
deer
míng
to sing (of birds)
Poetic name
温如Wēnrú
warm as jade
wēn
warm, gentle
rú
like, as
Poetic name
如意Rúyì
as you wish
rú
like, as
yì
wish, meaning
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, 鹿鸣 becomes a full name such as 林鹿鸣 (Lín Lùmíng).
About the name Luke
In the US, Luke was the 32nd most popular boys’ name of the 2010s. In 2025 it is number 33. In England and Wales it was number 12 in 1996 and is number 131 in 2025.
Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).