唐安笛 Táng Āndí
- 唐 táng Family name
- 安 ān safe
- 笛 dí flute
唐 is a common family name; 安 and 笛 echo āi dé, how Chinese begins Edwin (埃德温).

埃德温 Āidéwēn
我叫埃德温。 Wǒ jiào Āidéwēn. My name is Edwin.
Edwin en chino se escribe 埃德温 (Āidéwēn).
唐安笛 Táng Āndí
唐 is a common family name; 安 and 笛 echo āi dé, how Chinese begins Edwin (埃德温).
冯奥达 Féng Àodá
冯 is a common family name; 奥 and 达 echo āi dé, how Chinese begins Edwin (埃德温).
曾安笛 Zēng Āndí
曾 is a common family name; 安 and 笛 echo āi dé, how Chinese begins Edwin (埃德温).
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Edwin is 埃德温 (Āidéwēn) in Chinese. To say “My name is Edwin”, say 我叫埃德温 (Wǒ jiào Āidéwēn).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 埃德温 for how it sounds, Āidéwēn, close to Edwin. On its own, 埃 means dust, 德 virtue and 温 warm.
Edwin is written 埃德温, 3 characters: 埃 (10 strokes), 德 (15 strokes), 温 (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.