girl’s name
Aurora in Chinese
奥罗拉
ào luó lā · traditional 奧羅拉
Aurora is usually written 奥罗拉 in Chinese, pronounced ào luó lā. You may also see 欧若拉 (ōu ruò lā). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Aurora, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 奥 | ào | fourth (falling) tone | mysterious, obscure, profound | 奧 |
| 罗 | luó | second (rising) tone | net for catching birds; gauze | 羅 |
| 拉 | lā | first (high, level) tone | pull, drag; seize, hold | 拉 |
Other spelling: 欧若拉 (ōu ruò lā) — 欧 translit.: Europe; ohm · 若 if, supposing, assuming; similar · 拉 pull, drag; seize, hold
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 Aurora in Chinese
How do you write Aurora in Chinese?
Aurora is usually written 奥罗拉 in Chinese, pronounced ào luó lā. You may also see 欧若拉 (ōu ruò lā). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Aurora, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 奥罗拉?
奥罗拉 is pronounced ào luó lā: ào in the fourth (falling) tone, luó in the second (rising) tone and lā in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Aurora in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 奧羅拉.
Is 奥罗拉 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Aurora, 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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