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Ezra in Chinese
埃兹拉
āi zī lā · traditional 埃茲拉
Ezra is usually written 埃兹拉 in Chinese, pronounced āi zī lā. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Ezra, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 埃 | āi | first (high, level) tone | fine dust, dirt | 埃 |
| 兹 | zī | first (high, level) tone | now, here; this | 茲 |
| 拉 | lā | first (high, level) tone | pull, drag; seize, hold | 拉 |
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 Ezra in Chinese
How do you write Ezra in Chinese?
Ezra is usually written 埃兹拉 in Chinese, pronounced āi zī lā. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Ezra, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 埃兹拉?
埃兹拉 is pronounced āi zī lā: āi in the first (high, level) tone, zī in the first (high, level) tone and lā in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Ezra in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 埃茲拉.
Is 埃兹拉 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Ezra, 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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