girl’s name
Willow in Chinese
薇洛
wēi luò
Willow is usually written 薇洛 in Chinese, pronounced wēi luò. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Willow, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 薇 | wēi | first (high, level) tone | Osmunda regalis, a species of fern | 薇 |
| 洛 | luò | fourth (falling) tone | river in Shanxi province; city | 洛 |
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 Willow in Chinese
How do you write Willow in Chinese?
Willow is usually written 薇洛 in Chinese, pronounced wēi luò. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Willow, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 薇洛?
薇洛 is pronounced wēi luò: wēi in the first (high, level) tone and luò in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Willow in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 薇洛 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 薇洛 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 薇洛 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Willow, 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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