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Stephanie in Chinese
斯蒂芬妮
sī dì fēn nī
Stephanie is usually written 斯蒂芬妮 in Chinese, pronounced sī dì fēn nī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Stephanie, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 斯 | sī | first (high, level) tone | this, thus, such; to lop off | 斯 |
| 蒂 | dì | fourth (falling) tone | peduncle or stem of plants | 蒂 |
| 芬 | fēn | first (high, level) tone | fragrance, aroma; perfume | 芬 |
| 妮 | nī | first (high, level) tone | maid, servant girl; cute girl | 妮 |
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 Stephanie in Chinese
How do you write Stephanie in Chinese?
Stephanie is usually written 斯蒂芬妮 in Chinese, pronounced sī dì fēn nī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Stephanie, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 斯蒂芬妮?
斯蒂芬妮 is pronounced sī dì fēn nī: sī in the first (high, level) tone, dì in the fourth (falling) tone, fēn in the first (high, level) tone and nī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Stephanie in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 斯蒂芬妮 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 斯蒂芬妮 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 斯蒂芬妮 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Stephanie, 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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