杨丹南 Yáng Dānnán
- 杨 yáng Family name
- 丹 dān red
- 南 nán south
杨 is a common family name; 丹 and 南 echo dá nà, how Chinese begins Dana (达娜).

达娜 Dánà
我叫达娜。 Wǒ jiào Dánà. My name is Dana.
Dana en chino se escribe 达娜 (Dánà).
杨丹南 Yáng Dānnán
杨 is a common family name; 丹 and 南 echo dá nà, how Chinese begins Dana (达娜).
黄黛楠 Huáng Dàinán
黄 is a common family name; 黛 and 楠 echo dá nà, how Chinese begins Dana (达娜).
孙丹南 Sūn Dānnán
孙 is a common family name; 丹 and 南 echo dá nà, how Chinese begins Dana (达娜).
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Dana is 达娜 (Dánà) in Chinese. To say “My name is Dana”, say 我叫达娜 (Wǒ jiào Dánà).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 达娜 for how it sounds, Dánà, close to Dana. On its own, 达 means to reach.
Dana is written 达娜, 2 characters: 达 (6 strokes), 娜 (9 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.