girl’s name
Alyssa in Chinese
艾丽莎
ài lì shā · traditional 艾麗莎
Alyssa is usually written 艾丽莎 in Chinese, pronounced ài lì shā. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Alyssa, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 艾 | ài | fourth (falling) tone | artemisia, mugwort | 艾 |
| 丽 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | beautiful, magnificent, elegant | 麗 |
| 莎 | shā | first (high, level) tone | kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoat | 莎 |
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 Alyssa in Chinese
How do you write Alyssa in Chinese?
Alyssa is usually written 艾丽莎 in Chinese, pronounced ài lì shā. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Alyssa, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 艾丽莎?
艾丽莎 is pronounced ài lì shā: ài in the fourth (falling) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone and shā in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Alyssa in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 艾麗莎.
Is 艾丽莎 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Alyssa, 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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