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How to write foreign names?

Hi there, I just started learning Mandarin and I wonder how I can write non chinese names, in Pinyin as well as in chinese characters.

My name is Benjamin, how would I spell and write that?
Am I guessing right, that the Pinyin has to be spelled as the sounds do sound, I am from Austria, therefore Benjamin is spelled german, not english.
Do you use a syllable system for the characters?

Thanks in advance, Xièxie nîmen

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Pandasodaso profile picture PandasodasoDecember 2017
Ihr Name ist 本亚明běn yà míng
GrimPixel profile picture GrimPixelDecember 2017

I recommend you to use Colemak keyboard, which is capable for typing many kinds of diacritic. 

The following one is a reference. I think 本雅明 can be better.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcription_into_Chinese_characters#Transcription_table

GrimPixel profile picture GrimPixelDecember 2017
They are written with Chinese characters, with some rules of choosing characters for each syllable.
Also the falling-rising tone is indicated with a háček instead of a circumflex.
  • Bennoni profile picture BennoniDecember 2017
    Thanks for your answer. I know I needed hacek, but I don't know how to type that. Maybe I should arrange that chinese (as well as other foreign keyboards) someday on my computer...