girl’s name
Eva in Chinese
伊娃
yī wá
Eva is usually written 伊娃 in Chinese, pronounced yī wá. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Eva, 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 |
| 娃 | wá | second (rising) tone | baby; doll | 娃 |
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 Eva in Chinese
How do you write Eva in Chinese?
Eva is usually written 伊娃 in Chinese, pronounced yī wá. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Eva, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 伊娃?
伊娃 is pronounced yī wá: yī in the first (high, level) tone and wá in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Eva in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 伊娃 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 伊娃 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 伊娃 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Eva, 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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