伊瓦

Yīwǎ

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Meanings

1 Iva / Eva / Yiva (transliteration of a foreign given name)

Characters

(phonetic I-/E-/Y-)

(phonetic -va/-wa; lit. tile)

Examples

她的瑞典朋友叫伊瓦。

Tā de Ruìdiǎn péngyou jiào Yīwǎ.

Her Swedish friend is named Iva.

伊瓦从小就喜欢画画。

Yīwǎ cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuān huàhuà.

Iva has loved drawing since she was little.

Tips

usage

伊 is the standard transliteration syllable for 'I-/Y-/E-' in foreign names (compare 伊万 Ivan, 伊丽莎白 Elizabeth). The full name Eva is more often 伊娃, while 伊瓦 tends to render Iva or names ending in -wa.

Stroke Order

伊 yī

瓦 wǎ