girl’s name
Alexandra in Chinese
亚历山德拉
yà lì shān dé lā · traditional 亞歷山德拉
Alexandra is usually written 亚历山德拉 in Chinese, pronounced yà lì shān dé lā. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Alexandra, 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 |
| 德 | dé | second (rising) tone | ethics, morality, virtue | 德 |
| 拉 | lā | first (high, level) tone | pull, drag; seize, hold | 拉 |
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 Alexandra in Chinese
How do you write Alexandra in Chinese?
Alexandra is usually written 亚历山德拉 in Chinese, pronounced yà lì shān dé lā. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Alexandra, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 亚历山德拉?
亚历山德拉 is pronounced yà lì shān dé lā: yà in the fourth (falling) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone, shān in the first (high, level) tone, dé in the second (rising) tone and lā in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Alexandra in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 亞歷山德拉.
Is 亚历山德拉 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Alexandra, 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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