girl’s name
Aria in Chinese
艾莉亚
ài lì yà · traditional 艾莉亞
Aria is usually written 艾莉亚 in Chinese, pronounced ài lì yà. You may also see 阿丽亚 (ā lì yà). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Aria, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 艾 | ài | fourth (falling) tone | artemisia, mugwort | 艾 |
| 莉 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | white jasmine | 莉 |
| 亚 | yà | fourth (falling) tone | Asia; second | 亞 |
Other spelling: 阿丽亚 (ā lì yà) — 阿 prefix for people's names · 丽 beautiful, magnificent, elegant · 亚 Asia; second
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 Aria in Chinese
How do you write Aria in Chinese?
Aria is usually written 艾莉亚 in Chinese, pronounced ài lì yà. You may also see 阿丽亚 (ā lì yà). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Aria, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 艾莉亚?
艾莉亚 is pronounced ài lì yà: ài in the fourth (falling) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone and yà in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Aria in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 艾莉亞.
Is 艾莉亚 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Aria, 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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