汉娜
Hànnà
汉娜 (Hànnà) is the Chinese way to say the female given name Hannah.
汉娜 is used as a phonetic transliteration for the Western female name Hannah.
Meaning: female given name (name)
What does it mean word for word?
The name is a phonetic transliteration where 汉 (Hàn) and 娜 (nà) are chosen for their sounds to approximate the Western name Hannah.
How do you pronounce it?
Hànnà
Did you know?
- In China, the character 汉 (Hàn) can also be a colloquial term for 'man' or 'fellow', though it is used here solely for the sound of the name.
- The character 娜 is almost exclusively used in names for women and is rarely found in any other context in modern Chinese.
- The character 汉 (Hàn) is the same character used to refer to the Han Chinese ethnic group and the Han Dynasty.
Examples in context
- 汉娜是一个好女孩。Hànnà shì yí gè hǎo nǚhái.Hannah is a good girl.
- 我认识汉娜。Wǒ rènshi Hànnà.I know Hannah.
- 汉娜在看书。Hànnà zài kànshū.Hannah is reading a book.
Example conversation
Wei and Xiaowen are talking about their classmate.
- 伟 Wei汉娜今天来了吗？Hànnà jīntiān lái le ma?Did Hannah come today?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen她没来。Tā méi lái.She didn't come.
- 伟 Wei汉娜生病了吗？Hànnà shēngbìng le ma?Is Hannah sick?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen听说是感冒了。Tīngshuō shì gǎnmào le.I heard she has a cold.
