girl’s name
Mila in Chinese
米拉
mǐ lā
Mila is usually written 米拉 in Chinese, pronounced mǐ lā. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Mila, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 米 | mǐ | third (dipping) tone | hulled or husked uncooked rice | 米 |
| 拉 | lā | first (high, level) tone | pull, drag; seize, hold | 拉 |
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 Mila in Chinese
How do you write Mila in Chinese?
Mila is usually written 米拉 in Chinese, pronounced mǐ lā. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Mila, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 米拉?
米拉 is pronounced mǐ lā: mǐ in the third (dipping) tone and lā in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Mila in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 米拉 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 米拉 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 米拉 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Mila, 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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