约翰(yuē hàn) - John (transliteration) in Mandarin

A two-character transliteration of the name 'John', using 约 (yuē) and 翰 (hàn) for their sounds rather than their meanings. As a phonetic loan the characters are chosen to approximate the foreign name, reaching Chinese via the Latinised 'Johannes'.

Origin

loanword (phonetic transliteration)

Root

约 (yuē) + 翰 (hàn), chosen for sound to render 'John'