丽莎

麗莎

Lìshā

noun #9,616

Meanings

1 Lisa (female given name, transliteration)

Characters

beautiful; elegant

a type of grass; (used in transliterations)

A phonetic transliteration of 'Lisa', using characters meaning 'beautiful' and a grass-related character common in female names.

Examples

丽莎是我的美国朋友。

Lìshā shì wǒ de Měiguó péngyou.

Lisa is my American friend.

蒙娜丽莎是世界上最有名的画。

Méngnà Lìshā shì shìjiè shàng zuì yǒumíng de huà.

The Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world.

Tips

usage

丽莎 is the standard Chinese transliteration for 'Lisa.' It appears most famously in 蒙娜丽莎 (Mona Lisa). The characters were chosen for pleasant meaning — 丽 (beautiful) is flattering for a name.

In Pop Culture

蒙娜丽莎 Méngnà Lìshā

Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci's iconic painting, housed in the Louvre

Stroke Order

丽 lì

莎 shā