Chinese Names · Girl
Yan Li name meaning
- 艳丽bright and gorgeous; beautiful
- 燕丽swallow (bird); beautiful
- 妍丽beautiful; beautiful, lovely
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- Y
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Chinese characters艳丽燕丽妍丽燕莉
Yan Li is a Chinese girl's name in Mandarin spelling; written 艳丽 it means 'bright and gorgeous; beautiful', but the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Chinese characters for Yan Li
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 艳丽
bright and gorgeous; beautiful
Mandarin yàn lì
- 燕丽
swallow (bird); beautiful
Mandarin yàn lì
- 妍丽
beautiful; beautiful, lovely
Mandarin yán lì
- 燕莉
swallow (bird); jasmine
Mandarin yàn lì
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Yan Li
Yan Li is a Chinese girl's name spelled in Mandarin pinyin without tone marks. Yan commonly stands for characters such as 艳 (bright and gorgeous), 燕 (swallow) or 妍 (beautiful), and Li for 丽 (beautiful) or 莉 (jasmine, common in girls' names). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Mandarin (pinyin) |
| Parts | Yan + Li |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with Y |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 豔 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 艳 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 麗 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 丽 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 燕 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 妍 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 莉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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