girl’s name
Ashley in Chinese
艾希莉
ài xī lì
Ashley is usually written 艾希莉 in Chinese, pronounced ài xī lì. You may also see 阿什莉 (ā shí lì). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Ashley, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 艾 | ài | fourth (falling) tone | artemisia, mugwort | 艾 |
| 希 | xī | first (high, level) tone | rare; hope, expect, strive for | 希 |
| 莉 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | white jasmine | 莉 |
Other spelling: 阿什莉 (ā shí lì) — 阿 prefix for people's names · 什 file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous · 莉 white jasmine
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 Ashley in Chinese
How do you write Ashley in Chinese?
Ashley is usually written 艾希莉 in Chinese, pronounced ài xī lì. You may also see 阿什莉 (ā shí lì). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Ashley, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 艾希莉?
艾希莉 is pronounced ài xī lì: ài in the fourth (falling) tone, xī in the first (high, level) tone and lì in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Ashley in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 艾希莉 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 艾希莉 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 艾希莉 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Ashley, 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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