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Joyce in Chinese
乔伊斯
qiáo yī sī · traditional 喬伊斯
Joyce is usually written 乔伊斯 in Chinese, pronounced qiáo yī sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Joyce, 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 |
| 斯 | sī | first (high, level) tone | this, thus, such; to lop off | 斯 |
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 Joyce in Chinese
How do you write Joyce in Chinese?
Joyce is usually written 乔伊斯 in Chinese, pronounced qiáo yī sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Joyce, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 乔伊斯?
乔伊斯 is pronounced qiáo yī sī: qiáo in the second (rising) tone, yī in the first (high, level) tone and sī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Joyce in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 喬伊斯.
Is 乔伊斯 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Joyce, 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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