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Josiah in Chinese
乔赛亚
qiáo sài yà · traditional 喬賽亞
Josiah is usually written 乔赛亚 in Chinese, pronounced qiáo sài yà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Josiah, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 乔 | qiáo | second (rising) tone | tall, lofty; proud, stately | 喬 |
| 赛 | sài | fourth (falling) tone | compete, contend; contest, race | 賽 |
| 亚 | yà | fourth (falling) tone | Asia; second | 亞 |
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 Josiah in Chinese
How do you write Josiah in Chinese?
Josiah is usually written 乔赛亚 in Chinese, pronounced qiáo sài yà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Josiah, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 乔赛亚?
乔赛亚 is pronounced qiáo sài yà: qiáo in the second (rising) tone, sài in the fourth (falling) tone and yà in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Josiah in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 喬賽亞.
Is 乔赛亚 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Josiah, 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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