girl’s name
Allison in Chinese
艾莉森
ài lì sēn
Allison is usually written 艾莉森 in Chinese, pronounced ài lì sēn. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Allison, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 艾 | ài | fourth (falling) tone | artemisia, mugwort | 艾 |
| 莉 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | white jasmine | 莉 |
| 森 | sēn | first (high, level) tone | forest; luxuriant vegetation | 森 |
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 Allison in Chinese
How do you write Allison in Chinese?
Allison is usually written 艾莉森 in Chinese, pronounced ài lì sēn. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Allison, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 艾莉森?
艾莉森 is pronounced ài lì sēn: ài in the fourth (falling) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone and sēn in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Allison in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 艾莉森 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 艾莉森 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 艾莉森 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Allison, 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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