girl’s name
Olive in Chinese
奥利芙
ào lì fú · traditional 奧利芙
Olive is usually written 奥利芙 in Chinese, pronounced ào lì fú. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Olive, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 奥 | ào | fourth (falling) tone | mysterious, obscure, profound | 奧 |
| 利 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | gains, advantage, profit, merit | 利 |
| 芙 | fú | second (rising) tone | hibiscus | 芙 |
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 Olive in Chinese
How do you write Olive in Chinese?
Olive is usually written 奥利芙 in Chinese, pronounced ào lì fú. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Olive, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 奥利芙?
奥利芙 is pronounced ào lì fú: ào in the fourth (falling) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone and fú in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Olive in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 奧利芙.
Is 奥利芙 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Olive, 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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