girl’s name
Erin in Chinese
艾琳
ài lín
Erin is usually written 艾琳 in Chinese, pronounced ài lín. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Erin, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 艾 | ài | fourth (falling) tone | artemisia, mugwort | 艾 |
| 琳 | lín | second (rising) tone | beautiful jade, gem | 琳 |
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 Erin in Chinese
How do you write Erin in Chinese?
Erin is usually written 艾琳 in Chinese, pronounced ài lín. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Erin, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 艾琳?
艾琳 is pronounced ài lín: ài in the fourth (falling) tone and lín in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Erin in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 艾琳 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 艾琳 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 艾琳 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Erin, 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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