白逸珊 Bái Yìshān
- 白 bái Family name
- 逸 yì leisurely
- 珊 shān coral
白 is a common family name; 逸 and 珊 echo yī shā, how Chinese begins Isabel (伊莎贝尔).

伊莎贝尔 Yīshābèi'ěr
我叫伊莎贝尔。 Wǒ jiào Yīshābèi'ěr. My name is Isabel.
Isabel en chino se escribe 伊莎贝尔 (Yīshābèi'ěr).
白逸珊 Bái Yìshān
白 is a common family name; 逸 and 珊 echo yī shā, how Chinese begins Isabel (伊莎贝尔).
邱怡舒 Qiū Yíshū
邱 is a common family name; 怡 and 舒 echo yī shā, how Chinese begins Isabel (伊莎贝尔).
安艺诗 Ān Yìshī
安 is a common family name; 艺 and 诗 echo yī shā, how Chinese begins Isabel (伊莎贝尔).
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Isabel is 伊莎贝尔 (Yīshābèi'ěr) in Chinese. To say “My name is Isabel”, say 我叫伊莎贝尔 (Wǒ jiào Yīshābèi'ěr).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 伊莎贝尔 for how it sounds, Yīshābèi'ěr, close to Isabel. On its own, 贝 means shellfish.
Isabel is written 伊莎贝尔, 4 characters: 伊 (6 strokes), 莎 (10 strokes), 贝 (4 strokes), 尔 (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.