girl’s name
Donna in Chinese
唐娜
táng nà
Donna is usually written 唐娜 in Chinese, pronounced táng nà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Donna, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 唐 | táng | second (rising) tone | Tang dynasty; Chinese | 唐 |
| 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 Donna in Chinese
How do you write Donna in Chinese?
Donna is usually written 唐娜 in Chinese, pronounced táng nà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Donna, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 唐娜?
唐娜 is pronounced táng nà: táng in the second (rising) tone and nà in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Donna in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 唐娜 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 唐娜 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 唐娜 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Donna, 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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