girl’s name
Michelle in Chinese
米歇尔
mǐ xiē ěr · traditional 米歇爾
Michelle is usually written 米歇尔 in Chinese, pronounced mǐ xiē ěr. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Michelle, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 米 | mǐ | third (dipping) tone | hulled or husked uncooked rice | 米 |
| 歇 | xiē | first (high, level) tone | rest, stop, lodge | 歇 |
| 尔 | ěr | third (dipping) tone | you; that, those | 爾 |
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 Michelle in Chinese
How do you write Michelle in Chinese?
Michelle is usually written 米歇尔 in Chinese, pronounced mǐ xiē ěr. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Michelle, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 米歇尔?
米歇尔 is pronounced mǐ xiē ěr: mǐ in the third (dipping) tone, xiē in the first (high, level) tone and ěr in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Michelle in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 米歇爾.
Is 米歇尔 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Michelle, 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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