girl’s name
Dorothy in Chinese
多萝西
duō luó xī · traditional 多蘿西
Dorothy is usually written 多萝西 in Chinese, pronounced duō luó xī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Dorothy, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 多 | duō | first (high, level) tone | much, many; more than, over | 多 |
| 萝 | luó | second (rising) tone | type of creeping plant; turnip | 蘿 |
| 西 | xī | first (high, level) tone | west; westward | 西 |
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 Dorothy in Chinese
How do you write Dorothy in Chinese?
Dorothy is usually written 多萝西 in Chinese, pronounced duō luó xī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Dorothy, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 多萝西?
多萝西 is pronounced duō luó xī: duō in the first (high, level) tone, luó in the second (rising) tone and xī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Dorothy in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 多蘿西.
Is 多萝西 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Dorothy, 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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