girl’s name
Serena in Chinese
塞雷娜
sài léi nà
Serena is usually written 塞雷娜 in Chinese, pronounced sài léi nà. You may also see 瑟琳娜 (sè lín nà). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Serena, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 塞 | sài | fourth (falling) tone | stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier | 塞 |
| 雷 | léi | second (rising) tone | thunder | 雷 |
| 娜 | nà | fourth (falling) tone | elegant, graceful, delicate | 娜 |
Other spelling: 瑟琳娜 (sè lín nà) — 瑟 large stringed musical instrument · 琳 beautiful jade, gem · 娜 elegant, graceful, delicate
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 Serena in Chinese
How do you write Serena in Chinese?
Serena is usually written 塞雷娜 in Chinese, pronounced sài léi nà. You may also see 瑟琳娜 (sè lín nà). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Serena, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 塞雷娜?
塞雷娜 is pronounced sài léi nà: sài in the fourth (falling) tone, léi in the second (rising) tone and nà in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Serena in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 塞雷娜 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 塞雷娜 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 塞雷娜 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Serena, 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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