Your name in Chinese

Jacob in Chinese is 雅各

yǎ gè

The name Jacob (雅各) in Chinese seal script, stamped in red
"Jacob" carved in traditional seal script (小篆), pressed in cinnabar red
Hand-carved in natural stone · arrives gift-boxed with ink · from $99
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The English name Jacob is written in Chinese as 雅各 (yǎ gè) — chosen to echo the sound of your name while carrying a beautiful meaning: refined · distinct. Below you can see the characters, how Jacob looks in the ancient seal script carved on Chinese seals for 2,000+ years, and how to get it made into your own name seal.

What 雅各 means

雅
yǎ
各
gè

Together, 雅各 carries the sense of refined · distinct — a warm, giftable meaning for the name Jacob.

A gift they’ll keep forever: birthdays, weddings, graduations, new babies — a hand-carved name seal says “I know who you are” in a 3,000-year-old script. Every stone is one of one, and we photograph yours before the knife touches it.
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How Jacob is written in seal script

The red image above shows 雅各 in 小篆 (small seal script) — the flowing ancient style traditionally carved into stone seals, the same script seen on Chinese paintings and official chops. Each stroke is balanced to fill the square, so a carved name seal reads like a small work of art.

Get your Jacob name seal

We translate your name for free, send a digital proof for approval, then hand-carve it in natural soapstone — it arrives gift-boxed with cinnabar ink. Not named Jacob? We carve any name.

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FAQ

Is 雅各 the correct way to write Jacob in Chinese?

Foreign names have no single fixed Chinese form — 雅各 is a common, meaningful choice. We help you pick the version that sounds and means best for you.

How do you say 雅各?

yǎ gè.

Can I see it before it's carved?

Yes — we email a digital proof for your approval before anything is carved.

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