Varvara in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Varvara is 瓦尔瓦拉, pronounced Wǎ'ěrwǎlā. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
瓦尔瓦拉
Wǎ'ěrwǎlā
Written forms to copy
Simplified (mainland China)
瓦尔瓦拉
Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong)
瓦爾瓦拉
瓦尔瓦拉
Vertical
How the name reads on a scroll, a seal or a tattoo. Copy the characters above and set them top to bottom.
Wǎ'ěrwǎlā
Character by character
roof tile
you (classical)
roof tile
to pull
About this transliteration
Syllable-by-syllable standard 瓦尔瓦拉; the Western cousin Barbara becomes 芭芭拉 instead.
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