彭珂天 Péng Kētiān
- 彭 péng Family name
- 珂 kē jade-like stone
- 天 tiān sky
彭 is a common family name; 珂 and 天 echo kǎo tè, how Chinese begins Courtney (考特尼).

考特尼 Kǎotèní
我叫考特尼。 Wǒ jiào Kǎotèní. My name is Courtney.
Courtney en chino se escribe 考特尼 (Kǎotèní).
彭珂天 Péng Kētiān
彭 is a common family name; 珂 and 天 echo kǎo tè, how Chinese begins Courtney (考特尼).
蒋可甜 Jiǎng Kětián
蒋 is a common family name; 可 and 甜 echo kǎo tè, how Chinese begins Courtney (考特尼).
任宽天 Rén Kuāntiān
任 is a common family name; 宽 and 天 echo kǎo tè, how Chinese begins Courtney (考特尼).
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Courtney is 考特尼 (Kǎotèní) in Chinese. To say “My name is Courtney”, say 我叫考特尼 (Wǒ jiào Kǎotèní).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 考特尼 for how it sounds, Kǎotèní, close to Courtney. On its own, 考 means to take an exam, 特 special and 尼 Buddhist nun.
Courtney is written 考特尼, 3 characters: 考 (6 strokes), 特 (10 strokes), 尼 (5 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.