girl’s name
Paige in Chinese
佩奇
pèi qí
Paige is usually written 佩奇 in Chinese, pronounced pèi qí. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Paige, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 佩 | pèi | fourth (falling) tone | belt ornament, pendant | 佩 |
| 奇 | qí | second (rising) tone | strange, unusual, uncanny, occult | 奇 |
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 Paige in Chinese
How do you write Paige in Chinese?
Paige is usually written 佩奇 in Chinese, pronounced pèi qí. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Paige, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 佩奇?
佩奇 is pronounced pèi qí: pèi in the fourth (falling) tone and qí in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Paige in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 佩奇 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 佩奇 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 佩奇 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Paige, 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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