girl’s name
Evie in Chinese
伊薇
yī wēi
Evie is usually written 伊薇 in Chinese, pronounced yī wēi. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Evie, 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 |
| 薇 | wēi | first (high, level) tone | Osmunda regalis, a species of fern | 薇 |
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 Evie in Chinese
How do you write Evie in Chinese?
Evie is usually written 伊薇 in Chinese, pronounced yī wēi. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Evie, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 伊薇?
伊薇 is pronounced yī wēi: yī in the first (high, level) tone and wēi in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Evie in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 伊薇 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 伊薇 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 伊薇 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Evie, 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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