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Joshua in Chinese
乔舒亚
qiáo shū yà · traditional 喬舒亞
Joshua is usually written 乔舒亚 in Chinese, pronounced qiáo shū yà. You may also see 约书亚 (yuē shū yà). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Joshua, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 乔 | qiáo | second (rising) tone | tall, lofty; proud, stately | 喬 |
| 舒 | shū | first (high, level) tone | open up, unfold, stretch out; comfortable, easy | 舒 |
| 亚 | yà | fourth (falling) tone | Asia; second | 亞 |
Other spelling: 约书亚 (yuē shū yà) — 约 treaty, agreement, covenant · 书 book, letter, document; writings · 亚 Asia; second
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 Joshua in Chinese
How do you write Joshua in Chinese?
Joshua is usually written 乔舒亚 in Chinese, pronounced qiáo shū yà. You may also see 约书亚 (yuē shū yà). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Joshua, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 乔舒亚?
乔舒亚 is pronounced qiáo shū yà: qiáo in the second (rising) tone, shū in the first (high, level) tone and yà in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Joshua in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 喬舒亞.
Is 乔舒亚 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Joshua, 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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