碧茜

Bìxī
proper noun #31,246

Meanings

  1. 1 Betsy / Bessie / Becky (English female given name, transliteration)

Examples

HSK 5
Línjū jiā de xiǎo nǚhái jiào Bìxī.
The neighbor's little girl is named Betsy.
HSK 6
Bìxī shì Lùxī de xiǎomíng.
Betsy is Lucy's nickname.

Tips

usage
碧茜 transliterates English 'Betsy/Bessie/Becky': (bì, 'jade green') approximates the 'Be-' onset and takes its phonetic loan reading xī (used specifically in foreign-name transliteration; the everyday reading of is qiàn, 'madder red'). Together they read 'Bìxī', close enough to 'Betsy/Bessie' and visually pretty (jade + madder).
mistakes
Don't read as qiàn here; in personal-name transliterations it always reads xī (e.g. 露茜 Lucy, 安茜 Antsy).

Stroke Order

qiàn