美怡
Měi Yí · tones 3-2
Meaning: beautiful + joyful
Character breakdown
Each character in 美怡 on its own — radical, stroke count, and core meaning.
- 美měi
- Radical
- 羊
- Strokes
- 9
- Meaning
- beautiful, America
- 怡yí
- Radical
- 忄
- Strokes
- 8
- Meaning
- happy, harmonious
How it sounds
Tone pattern 3-2 (falling-rising + rising).
Falling-rising then rising. Soft start, hopeful close — gentle and encouraging.
Style: modern-popular
Currently in widespread use among young Chinese parents. Reads as fitting in with peers — neither dated nor experimental.
Pairing with a surname
2-character given name
Standard structure for modern Chinese names. Pairs naturally with most common single-character surnames (王, 李, 张, 陈, 刘) for a 3-character full name. Soft sound profile complements stronger common surnames well. Always read the full name aloud with your surname before finalizing to check for accidental homophones.