girl’s name
Joy in Chinese
乔伊
qiáo yī · traditional 喬伊
Joy is usually written 乔伊 in Chinese, pronounced qiáo yī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Joy, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 乔 | qiáo | second (rising) tone | tall, lofty; proud, stately | 喬 |
| 伊 | yī | first (high, level) tone | third person pronoun; he, she, this, that | 伊 |
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 Joy in Chinese
How do you write Joy in Chinese?
Joy is usually written 乔伊 in Chinese, pronounced qiáo yī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Joy, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 乔伊?
乔伊 is pronounced qiáo yī: qiáo in the second (rising) tone and yī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Joy in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 喬伊.
Is 乔伊 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Joy, 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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