girl’s name
Hailey in Chinese
海莉
hǎi lì
Hailey is usually written 海莉 in Chinese, pronounced hǎi lì. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Hailey, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 海 | hǎi | third (dipping) tone | sea, ocean; maritime | 海 |
| 莉 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | white jasmine | 莉 |
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 Hailey in Chinese
How do you write Hailey in Chinese?
Hailey is usually written 海莉 in Chinese, pronounced hǎi lì. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Hailey, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 海莉?
海莉 is pronounced hǎi lì: hǎi in the third (dipping) tone and lì in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Hailey in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 海莉 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 海莉 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 海莉 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Hailey, 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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