girl’s name
Lydia in Chinese
莉迪亚
lì dí yà · traditional 莉迪亞
Lydia is usually written 莉迪亚 in Chinese, pronounced lì dí yà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Lydia, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 莉 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | white jasmine | 莉 |
| 迪 | dí | second (rising) tone | enlighten, advance; progress | 迪 |
| 亚 | yà | fourth (falling) tone | Asia; second | 亞 |
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 Lydia in Chinese
How do you write Lydia in Chinese?
Lydia is usually written 莉迪亚 in Chinese, pronounced lì dí yà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Lydia, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 莉迪亚?
莉迪亚 is pronounced lì dí yà: lì in the fourth (falling) tone, dí in the second (rising) tone and yà in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Lydia in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 莉迪亞.
Is 莉迪亚 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Lydia, 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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