Taylor in Chinese
How to write Taylor in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names that sound like it.
Taylor, written by sound
泰勒
Tàilè
- 泰tài
- 勒lè
This is how Taylor 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 Taylor
Each one echoes the sound of Taylor and means something good on its own. Tap the buttons to hear a character, watch it written, or write it yourself.
Minimal name
Dài
dark brows, painted blue-black
More Chinese names for Taylor
Not as close to Taylor in sound, but each one is a real name with a meaning of its own.
Classic name
乐知Lèzhī
happy to learn
lè
happy
zhī
to know
Poetic name
天朗Tiānlǎng
clear skies
tiān
sky
lǎng
clear, bright
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, 黛 becomes a full name such as 林黛 (Lín Dài).
About the name Taylor
In the US, Taylor was the 9th most popular girls’ name of the 1990s. In England and Wales it was number 134 in 1996 and is number 1512 in 2025.
Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).