girl’s name
Amy in Chinese
艾米
ài mǐ
Amy is usually written 艾米 in Chinese, pronounced ài mǐ. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Amy, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 艾 | ài | fourth (falling) tone | artemisia, mugwort | 艾 |
| 米 | mǐ | third (dipping) tone | hulled or husked uncooked rice | 米 |
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 Amy in Chinese
How do you write Amy in Chinese?
Amy is usually written 艾米 in Chinese, pronounced ài mǐ. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Amy, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 艾米?
艾米 is pronounced ài mǐ: ài in the fourth (falling) tone and mǐ in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Amy in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 艾米 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 艾米 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 艾米 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Amy, 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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