girl’s name
Emma in Chinese
艾玛
ài mǎ · traditional 艾瑪
Emma is usually written 艾玛 in Chinese, pronounced ài mǎ. You may also see 埃玛 (āi mǎ). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Emma, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 艾 | ài | fourth (falling) tone | artemisia, mugwort | 艾 |
| 玛 | mǎ | third (dipping) tone | agate; cornelian | 瑪 |
Other spelling: 埃玛 (āi mǎ) — 埃 fine dust, dirt · 玛 agate; cornelian
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 Emma in Chinese
How do you write Emma in Chinese?
Emma is usually written 艾玛 in Chinese, pronounced ài mǎ. You may also see 埃玛 (āi mǎ). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Emma, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 艾玛?
艾玛 is pronounced ài mǎ: ài in the fourth (falling) tone and mǎ in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Emma in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 艾瑪.
Is 艾玛 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Emma, 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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