girl’s name
Zoe in Chinese
佐伊
zuǒ yī
Zoe is usually written 佐伊 in Chinese, pronounced zuǒ yī. You may also see 柔伊 (róu yī). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Zoe, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 佐 | zuǒ | third (dipping) tone | assist, aid, second; subordinate | 佐 |
| 伊 | yī | first (high, level) tone | third person pronoun; he, she, this, that | 伊 |
Other spelling: 柔伊 (róu yī) — 柔 soft; gentle, pliant · 伊 third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
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 Zoe in Chinese
How do you write Zoe in Chinese?
Zoe is usually written 佐伊 in Chinese, pronounced zuǒ yī. You may also see 柔伊 (róu yī). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Zoe, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 佐伊?
佐伊 is pronounced zuǒ yī: zuǒ in the third (dipping) tone and yī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Zoe in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 佐伊 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 佐伊 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 佐伊 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Zoe, 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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