唐安林 Táng Ānlín
- 唐 táng Family name
- 安 ān safe
- 林 lín forest
唐 is a common family name; 安 and 林 echo ài lì, how Chinese begins Alison (艾莉森).

艾莉森 Àilìsēn
我叫艾莉森。 Wǒ jiào Àilìsēn. My name is Alison.
Alison en chino se escribe 艾莉森 (Àilìsēn).
Allison is written 艾莉森 too.
唐安林 Táng Ānlín
唐 is a common family name; 安 and 林 echo ài lì, how Chinese begins Alison (艾莉森).
冯爱丽 Féng Àilì
冯 is a common family name; 爱 and 丽 echo ài lì, how Chinese begins Alison (艾莉森).
曾艾黎 Zēng Àilí
曾 is a common family name; 艾 and 黎 echo ài lì, how Chinese begins Alison (艾莉森).
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Alison is 艾莉森 (Àilìsēn) in Chinese. To say “My name is Alison”, say 我叫艾莉森 (Wǒ jiào Àilìsēn).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 艾莉森 for how it sounds, Àilìsēn, close to Alison. On its own, 艾 means mugwort and 森 forest.
Alison is written 艾莉森, 3 characters: 艾 (5 strokes), 莉 (10 strokes), 森 (12 strokes). Each is drawn stroke by stroke on this page, in the order you write it.
By sound, with characters picked for how they are said: Michael is 迈克尔 (Màikè’ěr). Newspapers, subtitles and books use one usual form for each common name.
A name made the Chinese way: a one-character family name first, then one or two characters picked for their meaning. Many learners use one in class.
It’s a starting point. Ask a Chinese speaker or teacher before you put it on anything that lasts, like a tattoo or a document.
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chinese writes some names more than one way.