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Alice in Chinese

Alice has no single Chinese spelling. Newspapers transliterate it as 艾丽斯 (Àilìsī); a person called Alice would take a real Chinese name. Here are three, with every character explained.

Lǐ Àilì
Elegant, beautiful, familiar
  • 李Lǐplum; family name
  • 艾àimugwort
  • 丽lìbeautiful, elegant

This name is a close transliteration of Alice, using characters that evoke beauty and grace.

See 李艾丽 written
Ān Rán
Peaceful, natural, serene
  • 安ānpeace, calm
  • 然ránso, natural

This name sounds similar to 'Alice' while conveying a sense of peace and naturalness.

See 安然 written
Ài Jìng
Calm, refined, gentle
  • 艾àimugwort
  • 静jìngquiet, tranquil

This name uses a character from the transliteration and adds 'Jing' for a calm and refined feel.

See 艾静 written
Three more names for AliceAdd who the name is for, or what it should mean, and the characters change.

Alice as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Alice艾丽斯

This is a common transliteration for the English name 'Alice', often used in Chinese media.

A name Alice could be called李艾丽

This name is a close transliteration of Alice, using characters that evoke beauty and grace.

Questions

How do you write Alice in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Alice is written 艾丽斯 (Àilìsī), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Alice could be 李艾丽 (Lǐ Àilì): This name is a close transliteration of Alice, using characters that evoke beauty and grace.

What does 李艾丽 mean?

李 (Lǐ) means plum; family name; 艾 (ài) means mugwort; 丽 (lì) means beautiful, elegant.

Is 李艾丽 a common Chinese name?

It follows the shape of a common Chinese name: the surname 李 is from the Hundred Family Surnames and the given name uses common simplified characters. You can ask the generator for three more.

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