girl’s name
Julie in Chinese
朱莉
zhū lì
Julie is usually written 朱莉 in Chinese, pronounced zhū lì. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Julie, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 朱 | zhū | first (high, level) tone | cinnabar, vermilion; surname | 朱 |
| 莉 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | white jasmine | 莉 |
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 Julie in Chinese
How do you write Julie in Chinese?
Julie is usually written 朱莉 in Chinese, pronounced zhū lì. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Julie, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 朱莉?
朱莉 is pronounced zhū lì: zhū in the first (high, level) tone and lì in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Julie in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 朱莉 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 朱莉 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 朱莉 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Julie, 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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