girl’s name
Lucy in Chinese
露西
lù xī
Lucy is usually written 露西 in Chinese, pronounced lù xī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Lucy, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 露 | lù | fourth (falling) tone | dew; bare, open, exposed | 露 |
| 西 | xī | first (high, level) tone | west; westward | 西 |
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 Lucy in Chinese
How do you write Lucy in Chinese?
Lucy is usually written 露西 in Chinese, pronounced lù xī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Lucy, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 露西?
露西 is pronounced lù xī: lù in the fourth (falling) tone and xī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Lucy in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 露西 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 露西 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 露西 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Lucy, 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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