“Lily” in Chinese
Lily — English — "the lily flower"
Lily is written as 莉莉 in Chinese, pronounced Lì Lì. It is a sound-based transliteration; below you can hear it, check each character, and see whether it works as a natural Chinese name.
Lily in Chinese
莉莉
Lì Lì
sounds like lee-lee
Character by character
Each character is picked for its sound. The literal sense is shown for curiosity — it is not what the name “means”.
- 莉Lìjasmine
- 莉Lìjasmine
Is 莉莉 a natural Chinese name?
莉莉 is useful as a sound-match for Lily, but it is not always what a native speaker would choose as a personal name. A natural Chinese name usually balances pronunciation, character meaning, and surname rhythm.
Natural name option
李若兰
Lǐ Ruòlán
sounds like lee-roo-aw-lahn
Meaning: like an orchid
Elegant orchid imagery. Lily can be echoed through Li/Lin sounds and light floral characters.
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