girl’s name
Violet in Chinese
维奥莱特
wéi ào lái tè · traditional 維奧萊特
Violet is usually written 维奥莱特 in Chinese, pronounced wéi ào lái tè. You may also see 薇奥莱特 (wēi ào lái tè). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Violet, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 维 | wéi | second (rising) tone | maintain, preserve, safeguard | 維 |
| 奥 | ào | fourth (falling) tone | mysterious, obscure, profound | 奧 |
| 莱 | lái | second (rising) tone | goosefoot, weed; fallow field | 萊 |
| 特 | tè | fourth (falling) tone | special, unique, distinguished | 特 |
Other spelling: 薇奥莱特 (wēi ào lái tè) — 薇 Osmunda regalis, a species of fern · 奥 mysterious, obscure, profound · 莱 goosefoot, weed; fallow field · 特 special, unique, distinguished
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 Violet in Chinese
How do you write Violet in Chinese?
Violet is usually written 维奥莱特 in Chinese, pronounced wéi ào lái tè. You may also see 薇奥莱特 (wēi ào lái tè). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Violet, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 维奥莱特?
维奥莱特 is pronounced wéi ào lái tè: wéi in the second (rising) tone, ào in the fourth (falling) tone, lái in the second (rising) tone and tè in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Violet in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 維奧萊特.
Is 维奥莱特 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Violet, 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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