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Alexander in Chinese
亚历山大
yà lì shān dà · traditional 亞歷山大
Alexander is usually written 亚历山大 in Chinese, pronounced yà lì shān dà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Alexander, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 亚 | yà | fourth (falling) tone | Asia; second | 亞 |
| 历 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | history; calendar | 歷 |
| 山 | shān | first (high, level) tone | mountain, hill, peak | 山 |
| 大 | dà | fourth (falling) tone | big, great, vast, large, high | 大 |
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 Alexander in Chinese
How do you write Alexander in Chinese?
Alexander is usually written 亚历山大 in Chinese, pronounced yà lì shān dà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Alexander, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 亚历山大?
亚历山大 is pronounced yà lì shān dà: yà in the fourth (falling) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone, shān in the first (high, level) tone and dà in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Alexander in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 亞歷山大.
Is 亚历山大 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Alexander, 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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