girl’s name
Sabrina in Chinese
萨布丽娜
sà bù lì nà · traditional 薩布麗娜
Sabrina is usually written 萨布丽娜 in Chinese, pronounced sà bù lì nà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Sabrina, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 萨 | sà | fourth (falling) tone | Buddhist gods or immortals | 薩 |
| 布 | bù | fourth (falling) tone | cotton cloth, textiles, linen | 布 |
| 丽 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | beautiful, magnificent, elegant | 麗 |
| 娜 | nà | fourth (falling) tone | elegant, graceful, delicate | 娜 |
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 Sabrina in Chinese
How do you write Sabrina in Chinese?
Sabrina is usually written 萨布丽娜 in Chinese, pronounced sà bù lì nà. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Sabrina, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 萨布丽娜?
萨布丽娜 is pronounced sà bù lì nà: sà in the fourth (falling) tone, bù in the fourth (falling) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone and nà in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Sabrina in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 薩布麗娜.
Is 萨布丽娜 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Sabrina, 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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