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