girl’s name
Emilia in Chinese
艾米莉亚
ài mǐ lì yà · traditional 艾米莉亞
Emilia is usually written 艾米莉亚 in Chinese, pronounced ài mǐ lì yà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Emilia, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 艾 | ài | fourth (falling) tone | artemisia, mugwort | 艾 |
| 米 | mǐ | third (dipping) tone | hulled or husked uncooked rice | 米 |
| 莉 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | white jasmine | 莉 |
| 亚 | yà | fourth (falling) tone | Asia; second | 亞 |
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 Emilia in Chinese
How do you write Emilia in Chinese?
Emilia is usually written 艾米莉亚 in Chinese, pronounced ài mǐ lì yà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Emilia, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 艾米莉亚?
艾米莉亚 is pronounced ài mǐ lì yà: ài in the fourth (falling) tone, mǐ in the third (dipping) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone and yà in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Emilia in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 艾米莉亞.
Is 艾米莉亚 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Emilia, 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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