girl’s name
Evelyn in Chinese
伊芙琳
yī fú lín
Evelyn is usually written 伊芙琳 in Chinese, pronounced yī fú lín. You may also see 伊夫琳 (yī fū lín). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Evelyn, 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 |
| 芙 | fú | second (rising) tone | hibiscus | 芙 |
| 琳 | lín | second (rising) tone | beautiful jade, gem | 琳 |
Other spelling: 伊夫琳 (yī fū lín) — 伊 third person pronoun; he, she, this, that · 夫 man, male adult, husband; those · 琳 beautiful jade, gem
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 Evelyn in Chinese
How do you write Evelyn in Chinese?
Evelyn is usually written 伊芙琳 in Chinese, pronounced yī fú lín. You may also see 伊夫琳 (yī fū lín). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Evelyn, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 伊芙琳?
伊芙琳 is pronounced yī fú lín: yī in the first (high, level) tone, fú in the second (rising) tone and lín in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Evelyn in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 伊芙琳 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 伊芙琳 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 伊芙琳 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Evelyn, 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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