girl’s name
Margaret in Chinese
玛格丽特
mǎ gé lì tè · traditional 瑪格麗特
Margaret is usually written 玛格丽特 in Chinese, pronounced mǎ gé lì tè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Margaret, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 玛 | mǎ | third (dipping) tone | agate; cornelian | 瑪 |
| 格 | gé | second (rising) tone | pattern, standard, form; style | 格 |
| 丽 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | beautiful, magnificent, elegant | 麗 |
| 特 | tè | fourth (falling) tone | special, unique, distinguished | 特 |
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 Margaret in Chinese
How do you write Margaret in Chinese?
Margaret is usually written 玛格丽特 in Chinese, pronounced mǎ gé lì tè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Margaret, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 玛格丽特?
玛格丽特 is pronounced mǎ gé lì tè: mǎ in the third (dipping) tone, gé in the second (rising) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone and tè in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Margaret in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 瑪格麗特.
Is 玛格丽特 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Margaret, 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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