girl’s name
Elizabeth in Chinese
伊丽莎白
yī lì shā bái · traditional 伊麗莎白
Elizabeth is usually written 伊丽莎白 in Chinese, pronounced yī lì shā bái. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Elizabeth, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 伊 | yī | first (high, level) tone | third person pronoun; he, she, this, that | 伊 |
| 丽 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | beautiful, magnificent, elegant | 麗 |
| 莎 | shā | first (high, level) tone | kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoat | 莎 |
| 白 | bái | second (rising) tone | white; pure, unblemished | 白 |
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 Elizabeth in Chinese
How do you write Elizabeth in Chinese?
Elizabeth is usually written 伊丽莎白 in Chinese, pronounced yī lì shā bái. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Elizabeth, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 伊丽莎白?
伊丽莎白 is pronounced yī lì shā bái: yī in the first (high, level) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone, shā in the first (high, level) tone and bái in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Elizabeth in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 伊麗莎白.
Is 伊丽莎白 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Elizabeth, 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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