girl’s name
Lisa in Chinese
丽莎
lì shā · traditional 麗莎
Lisa is usually written 丽莎 in Chinese, pronounced lì shā. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Lisa, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 丽 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | beautiful, magnificent, elegant | 麗 |
| 莎 | shā | first (high, level) tone | kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoat | 莎 |
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 Lisa in Chinese
How do you write Lisa in Chinese?
Lisa is usually written 丽莎 in Chinese, pronounced lì shā. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Lisa, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 丽莎?
丽莎 is pronounced lì shā: lì in the fourth (falling) tone and shā in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Lisa in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 麗莎.
Is 丽莎 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Lisa, 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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