Anna in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Anna is 安娜, pronounced Ānnà. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
安娜
Ānnà
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Also spelled Ana
Written forms to copy
Simplified (mainland China)
安娜
Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong)
安娜
Same in both scripts
安娜
Vertical
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Ānnà
Character by character
peace; calm
graceful (used in female names)
About this transliteration
Cemented by Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, 安娜·卡列尼娜, one of the best-known foreign names in China.
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