瓦莱丽

瓦萊麗

Wǎláilì

proper noun #33,468

Meanings

1 Valerie / Valéry (transliteration of the Western female name)

Characters

tile (here phonetic 'Va-')

(plant name; here phonetic '-le-')

beautiful (conventionally chosen for female names)

Examples

瓦莱丽是我妹妹的法国朋友。

Wǎláilì shì wǒ mèimei de Fǎguó péngyǒu.

Valerie is my younger sister's French friend.

瓦莱丽·伯汀内利曾是美国电视明星。

Wǎláilì · Bó tīng nèi lì céng shì Měiguó diànshì míngxīng.

Valerie Bertinelli was an American television star.

Tips

usage

Phonetic transliteration of 'Valerie' (English) or 'Valérie' (French): 瓦 'Va-', 莱 'le-', 丽 '-ri/-ry'. The character 丽 (beautiful) is conventionally chosen for the final syllable of female Western names — same pattern as 玛丽 (Mary), 莎莉 (Sally).

Stroke Order

瓦 wǎ

莱 lái

丽 lì