茜茜
xīxī
Cece is a female given name in Chinese.
Cece is used as a personal name for females.
Which one should you use?
The form 茜茜 (xīxī) is the standard representation, while 西西 is an informal Simplified Chinese transliteration of the name.
How do you pronounce it?
xīxī
Did you know?
- The name 茜茜 became widely popular in China as a phonetic translation for Empress Elisabeth of Austria, who was known as 'Sissi'.
- In Chinese naming customs, repeating a character to form a name like 茜茜 creates a 'milk name' or childhood nickname. This style is used to sound affectionate and cute to the ear.
- The character 茜 used in this name comes from a plant used to make deep red dye, a color historically symbolizing high status and elegance in China.
Examples in context
- 你好，Cece！很高兴认识你。Hello, Cece! Nice to meet you.
- Cece是我的好朋友，我们一起上学。Cece is my good friend, and we go to school together.
- 茜茜很漂亮。Xīxī hěn piàoliang.Cece is very beautiful.
- 这是茜茜写的字。Zhè shì Xīxī xiě de zì.This is the handwriting that Cece wrote.
- 茜茜在喝咖啡。Xīxī zài hē kāfēi.Cece is drinking coffee.
Example conversation
Wei and Zihan are talking about a mutual friend at a cafe.
- 伟 Wei你见到茜茜了吗？Nǐ jiàn dào Xīxī le ma?Have you seen Cece?
- 梓涵 Zihan我刚才看见她了。Wǒ gāngcái kànjiàn tā le.I just saw her.
- 伟 Wei她看起来很高兴。Tā kàn qǐlái hěn gāoxìng.She looks very happy.
- 梓涵 Zihan是啊，她今天心情很好。Shì a, tā jīntiān xīnqíng hěn hǎo.Yes, she is in a great mood today.
