girl’s name
Ella in Chinese
艾拉
ài lā
Ella is usually written 艾拉 in Chinese, pronounced ài lā. You may also see 埃拉 (āi lā). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Ella, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 艾 | ài | fourth (falling) tone | artemisia, mugwort | 艾 |
| 拉 | lā | first (high, level) tone | pull, drag; seize, hold | 拉 |
Other spelling: 埃拉 (āi lā) — 埃 fine dust, dirt · 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 Ella in Chinese
How do you write Ella in Chinese?
Ella is usually written 艾拉 in Chinese, pronounced ài lā. You may also see 埃拉 (āi lā). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Ella, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 艾拉?
艾拉 is pronounced ài lā: ài in the fourth (falling) tone and lā in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Ella in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 艾拉 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 艾拉 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 艾拉 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Ella, 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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