girl’s name
Sharon in Chinese
莎伦
shā lún · traditional 莎倫
Sharon is usually written 莎伦 in Chinese, pronounced shā lún. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Sharon, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 莎 | shā | first (high, level) tone | kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoat | 莎 |
| 伦 | lún | second (rising) tone | normal human relationships | 倫 |
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 Sharon in Chinese
How do you write Sharon in Chinese?
Sharon is usually written 莎伦 in Chinese, pronounced shā lún. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Sharon, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 莎伦?
莎伦 is pronounced shā lún: shā in the first (high, level) tone and lún in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Sharon in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 莎倫.
Is 莎伦 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Sharon, 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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