girl’s name
Mia in Chinese
米娅
mǐ yà
Mia is usually written 米娅 in Chinese, pronounced mǐ yà. You may also see 米亚 (mǐ yà). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Mia, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 米 | mǐ | third (dipping) tone | hulled or husked uncooked rice | 米 |
| 娅 | yà | fourth (falling) tone | mutual term of address used by sons-in-law | 娅 |
Other spelling: 米亚 (mǐ yà) — 米 hulled or husked uncooked rice · 亚 Asia; second
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 Mia in Chinese
How do you write Mia in Chinese?
Mia is usually written 米娅 in Chinese, pronounced mǐ yà. You may also see 米亚 (mǐ yà). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Mia, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 米娅?
米娅 is pronounced mǐ yà: mǐ in the third (dipping) tone and yà in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Mia in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 米娅 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 米娅 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 米娅 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Mia, 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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