girl’s name
Anna in Chinese
安娜
ān nà
Anna is usually written 安娜 in Chinese, pronounced ān nà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Anna, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 安 | ān | first (high, level) tone | peaceful, tranquil, quiet | 安 |
| 娜 | nà | fourth (falling) tone | elegant, graceful, delicate | 娜 |
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 Anna in Chinese
How do you write Anna in Chinese?
Anna is usually written 安娜 in Chinese, pronounced ān nà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Anna, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 安娜?
安娜 is pronounced ān nà: ān in the first (high, level) tone and nà in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Anna in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 安娜 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 安娜 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 安娜 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Anna, 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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