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title: "Bethany in Chinese: 贝萨妮 (Bèisànī), Meaning and How to Write It"
description: "Bethany in Chinese is 贝萨妮 (Bèisànī), picked for its sound: 贝 shellfish, 妮 girl. Hear it, watch each stroke drawn, and get a Chinese-style name like 任贝思: 贝 shellfish, 思 to think."
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author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# Bethany in Chinese

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## How Chinese writes Bethany

贝萨妮 Bèisànī

我叫贝萨妮。 Wǒ jiào Bèisànī. My name is Bethany.

Bethany en chino se escribe 贝萨妮 (Bèisànī).

## How to write 贝萨妮

1. [bèi4 strokesshellfish](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E8%B4%9D)
2. [sà11 strokes](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E8%90%A8)
3. [nī8 strokesgirl](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E5%A6%AE)

## Chinese-style names for Bethany

任贝思 Rén Bèisī

1. 任 rén Family name
2. 贝 bèi shellfish
3. 思 sī to think

任 is a common family name; 贝 and 思 echo bèi sà, how Chinese begins Bethany (贝萨妮).

石蓓素 Shí Bèisù

1. 石 shí Family name
2. 蓓 bèi flower bud
3. 素 sù plain

石 is a common family name; 蓓 and 素 echo bèi sà, how Chinese begins Bethany (贝萨妮).

孔本苏 Kǒng Běnsū

1. 孔 kǒng Family name
2. 本 běn root
3. 苏 sū to revive

孔 is a common family name; 本 and 苏 echo bèi sà, how Chinese begins Bethany (贝萨妮).

Add your last name for a family name that matches it.

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## 我爸爸叫爸爸 How to say my name is in Chinese

中文怎么说名字？

说“我叫”，后边是你的名字。

说“我的名字叫”“我的名字是”也对，可是中国人多说“我叫”。

中国人的名字，姓在前边，名字在后边。

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## How do you say Bethany in Chinese?

Bethany is 贝萨妮 (Bèisànī) in Chinese. To say “My name is Bethany”, say 我叫贝萨妮 (Wǒ jiào Bèisànī).

## What does 贝萨妮 mean?

Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 贝萨妮 for how it sounds, Bèisànī, close to Bethany. On its own, 贝 means shellfish and 妮 girl.

## How do you write Bethany in Chinese?

Bethany is written 贝萨妮, 3 characters: 贝 (4 strokes), 萨 (11 strokes), 妮 (8 strokes). Each is drawn stroke by stroke on this page, in the order you write it.

## How does Chinese write English names?

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.

## What is a Chinese-style 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.

## Can I use this name?

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.

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