girl’s name
Ivy in Chinese
艾薇
ài wēi
Ivy is usually written 艾薇 in Chinese, pronounced ài wēi. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Ivy, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 艾 | ài | fourth (falling) tone | artemisia, mugwort | 艾 |
| 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 Ivy in Chinese
How do you write Ivy in Chinese?
Ivy is usually written 艾薇 in Chinese, pronounced ài wēi. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Ivy, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 艾薇?
艾薇 is pronounced ài wēi: ài in the fourth (falling) tone and wēi in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Ivy in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 艾薇 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 艾薇 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 艾薇 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Ivy, 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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