Mason in Chinese
How to write Mason in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names that sound like it.
Mason, written by sound
梅森
Méisēn
- 梅méi
- 森sēn
This is how Mason 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 that sound like Mason
Each one echoes the sound of Mason and means something good on its own. Tap the buttons to hear a character, watch it written, or write it yourself.
Minimal name
Mài
striding forward
辶walkingmeaning万wànsound
万 (wàn) sounded closer in older Chinese.
More Chinese names for Mason
Not as close to Mason in sound, but each one is a real name with a meaning of its own.
Classic name
文森Wénsēn
cultured, deep as a forest
wén
culture, writing
sēn
forest
Poetic name
守拙Shǒuzhuō
content with a simple life
shǒu
to keep
zhuō
plain, simple
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, 迈 becomes a full name such as 林迈 (Lín Mài).
About the name Mason
In the US, Mason was the 5th most popular boys’ name of the 2010s. In 2025 it is number 39. In England and Wales it was number 127 in 1996 and is number 77 in 2025.
Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).