girl’s name
Andrea in Chinese
安德莉亚
ān dé lì yà · traditional 安德莉亞
Andrea is usually written 安德莉亚 in Chinese, pronounced ān dé lì yà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Andrea, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 安 | ān | first (high, level) tone | peaceful, tranquil, quiet | 安 |
| 德 | dé | second (rising) tone | ethics, morality, virtue | 德 |
| 莉 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | white jasmine | 莉 |
| 亚 | yà | fourth (falling) tone | Asia; second | 亞 |
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 Andrea in Chinese
How do you write Andrea in Chinese?
Andrea is usually written 安德莉亚 in Chinese, pronounced ān dé lì yà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Andrea, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 安德莉亚?
安德莉亚 is pronounced ān dé lì yà: ān in the first (high, level) tone, dé in the second (rising) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone and yà in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Andrea in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 安德莉亞.
Is 安德莉亚 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Andrea, 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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