girl’s name
Isabella in Chinese
伊莎贝拉
yī shā bèi lā · traditional 伊莎貝拉
Isabella is usually written 伊莎贝拉 in Chinese, pronounced yī shā bèi lā. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Isabella, 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 |
| 莎 | shā | first (high, level) tone | kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoat | 莎 |
| 贝 | bèi | fourth (falling) tone | sea shell; money, currency | 貝 |
| 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 Isabella in Chinese
How do you write Isabella in Chinese?
Isabella is usually written 伊莎贝拉 in Chinese, pronounced yī shā bèi lā. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Isabella, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 伊莎贝拉?
伊莎贝拉 is pronounced yī shā bèi lā: yī in the first (high, level) tone, shā in the first (high, level) tone, bèi in the fourth (falling) tone and lā in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Isabella in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 伊莎貝拉.
Is 伊莎贝拉 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Isabella, 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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