girl’s name
Sydney in Chinese
西德妮
xī dé nī
Sydney is usually written 西德妮 in Chinese, pronounced xī dé nī. You may also see 悉尼 (xī ní). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Sydney, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 西 | xī | first (high, level) tone | west; westward | 西 |
| 德 | dé | second (rising) tone | ethics, morality, virtue | 德 |
| 妮 | nī | first (high, level) tone | maid, servant girl; cute girl | 妮 |
Other spelling: 悉尼 (xī ní) — 悉 know, learn about, comprehend · 尼 Buddhist nun; transliteration
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 Sydney in Chinese
How do you write Sydney in Chinese?
Sydney is usually written 西德妮 in Chinese, pronounced xī dé nī. You may also see 悉尼 (xī ní). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Sydney, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 西德妮?
西德妮 is pronounced xī dé nī: xī in the first (high, level) tone, dé in the second (rising) tone and nī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Sydney in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 西德妮 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 西德妮 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 西德妮 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Sydney, 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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