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Lily in Chinese

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

Lǐ Lì
Elegant, classic, feminine
  • 李Lǐplum; family name
  • 丽Lìbeautiful, elegant

This name uses a common surname and the character '丽' (Lì) sounds similar to 'Lily' while meaning 'beautiful'.

See 李丽 written
Lín Lì
Floral, fresh, gentle
  • 林Línforest, wood
  • 莉Lìjasmine

Using '林' as a common surname, '莉' directly translates to 'jasmine', a flower similar to a lily, and sounds like 'Li'.

See 林莉 written
Lù Lìyǎ
Graceful, refined, sophisticated
  • 陆Lùland; family name
  • 丽Lìbeautiful, elegant
  • 雅yǎelegant, graceful

This name uses a different surname and combines '丽' (Lì) for sound with '雅' (Yǎ) for an elegant meaning, creating a graceful name.

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

Lily as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Lily莉莉

This is a common transliteration for the English name Lily, reflecting its two-syllable pronunciation.

A name Lily could be called李丽

This name uses a common surname and the character '丽' (Lì) sounds similar to 'Lily' while meaning 'beautiful'.

Questions

How do you write Lily in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Lily is written 莉莉 (Lìlì), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Lily could be 李丽 (Lǐ Lì): This name uses a common surname and the character '丽' (Lì) sounds similar to 'Lily' while meaning 'beautiful'.

What does 李丽 mean?

李 (Lǐ) means plum; family name; 丽 (Lì) means beautiful, elegant.

Is 李丽 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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