girl’s name
Ada in Chinese
艾达
ài dá
Ada is usually written 艾达 in Chinese, pronounced ài dá. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Ada, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 艾 | ài | fourth (falling) tone | artemisia, mugwort | 艾 |
| 达 | dá | second (rising) tone | arrive at, reach; intelligent | 达 |
Readings and meanings come from the Unicode Han Database (Unihan). In a transliterated name, the meanings of the characters are not read as a sentence.
Questions about Ada in Chinese
How do you write Ada in Chinese?
Ada is usually written 艾达 in Chinese, pronounced ài dá. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Ada, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 艾达?
艾达 is pronounced ài dá: ài in the fourth (falling) tone and dá in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Ada in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 艾达 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 艾达 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 艾达 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Ada, so Chinese readers will recognise it as a foreign name. If you would like a name that looks Chinese, our free generator also suggests names chosen for their meaning.
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