girl’s name
Rebecca in Chinese
丽贝卡
lì bèi kǎ · traditional 麗貝卡
Rebecca is usually written 丽贝卡 in Chinese, pronounced lì bèi kǎ. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Rebecca, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 丽 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | beautiful, magnificent, elegant | 麗 |
| 贝 | bèi | fourth (falling) tone | sea shell; money, currency | 貝 |
| 卡 | kǎ | third (dipping) tone | card, punch card; calorie | 卡 |
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 Rebecca in Chinese
How do you write Rebecca in Chinese?
Rebecca is usually written 丽贝卡 in Chinese, pronounced lì bèi kǎ. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Rebecca, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 丽贝卡?
丽贝卡 is pronounced lì bèi kǎ: lì in the fourth (falling) tone, bèi in the fourth (falling) tone and kǎ in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Rebecca in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 麗貝卡.
Is 丽贝卡 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Rebecca, 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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