girl’s name
Amanda in Chinese
阿曼达
ā màn dá
Amanda is usually written 阿曼达 in Chinese, pronounced ā màn dá. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Amanda, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 阿 | ā | first (high, level) tone | prefix for people's names | 阿 |
| 曼 | màn | fourth (falling) tone | long, extended, vast; beautiful | 曼 |
| 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 Amanda in Chinese
How do you write Amanda in Chinese?
Amanda is usually written 阿曼达 in Chinese, pronounced ā màn dá. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Amanda, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 阿曼达?
阿曼达 is pronounced ā màn dá: ā in the first (high, level) tone, màn in the fourth (falling) tone and dá in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Amanda in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 阿曼达 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 阿曼达 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 阿曼达 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Amanda, 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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