girl’s name
Wendy in Chinese
温迪
wēn dí · traditional 溫迪
Wendy is usually written 温迪 in Chinese, pronounced wēn dí. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Wendy, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 温 | wēn | first (high, level) tone | lukewarm | 溫 |
| 迪 | dí | second (rising) tone | enlighten, advance; progress | 迪 |
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 Wendy in Chinese
How do you write Wendy in Chinese?
Wendy is usually written 温迪 in Chinese, pronounced wēn dí. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Wendy, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 温迪?
温迪 is pronounced wēn dí: wēn in the first (high, level) tone and dí in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Wendy in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 溫迪.
Is 温迪 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Wendy, 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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