Melissa in Chinese

The standard Chinese transliteration of Melissa is 梅利莎, pronounced Méilìshā. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.

梅利莎

Méilìshā

Character by character

méiT2

plum

T4

benefit; sharp

shāT1

sedge grass (used in female names)

About this transliteration

From Greek for 'honeybee'; the variant 梅丽莎 with 丽 is also widespread.

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