郭达可 Guō Dákě
- 郭 guō Family name
- 达 dá to reach
- 可 kě can
郭 is a common family name; 达 and 可 echo dá kē, how Chinese begins Dakota (达科塔).

达科塔 Dákētǎ
我叫达科塔。 Wǒ jiào Dákētǎ. My name is Dakota.
Dakota en chino se escribe 达科塔 (Dákētǎ).
郭达可 Guō Dákě
郭 is a common family name; 达 and 可 echo dá kē, how Chinese begins Dakota (达科塔).
谢丹珂 Xiè Dānkē
谢 is a common family name; 丹 and 珂 echo dá kē, how Chinese begins Dakota (达科塔).
唐黛可 Táng Dàikě
唐 is a common family name; 黛 and 可 echo dá kē, how Chinese begins Dakota (达科塔).
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Dakota is 达科塔 (Dákētǎ) in Chinese. To say “My name is Dakota”, say 我叫达科塔 (Wǒ jiào Dákētǎ).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 达科塔 for how it sounds, Dákētǎ, close to Dakota. On its own, 达 means to reach, 科 branch of study and 塔 pagoda.
Dakota is written 达科塔, 3 characters: 达 (6 strokes), 科 (9 strokes), 塔 (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.