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title: "Isabel in Chinese: 伊莎贝尔 (Yīshābèi'ěr), Meaning and How to Write It"
description: "Isabel in Chinese is 伊莎贝尔 (Yīshābèi'ěr), picked for its sound: 贝 shellfish. Hear it, watch each stroke drawn, and get a Chinese-style name like 白逸珊: 逸 leisurely, 珊 coral."
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# Isabel in Chinese

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## How Chinese writes Isabel

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).

## How to write 伊莎贝尔

1. [yī6 strokes](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E4%BC%8A)
2. [shā10 strokes](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E8%8E%8E)
3. [bèi4 strokesshellfish](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E8%B4%9D)
4. [ěr5 strokes](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E5%B0%94)

## Chinese-style names for Isabel

白逸珊 Bái Yìshān

1. 白 bái Family name
2. 逸 yì leisurely
3. 珊 shān coral

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

1. 邱 qiū Family name
2. 怡 yí joyful
3. 舒 shū to stretch

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

1. 安 ān Family name
2. 艺 yì skill
3. 诗 shī poem

安 is a common family name; 艺 and 诗 echo yī shā, how Chinese begins Isabel (伊莎贝尔).

Add your last name for a family name that matches it.

## A name seal for Isabel

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## 我爸爸叫爸爸 How to say my name is in Chinese

中文怎么说名字？

说“我叫”，后边是你的名字。

说“我的名字叫”“我的名字是”也对，可是中国人多说“我叫”。

中国人的名字，姓在前边，名字在后边。

[Keep reading](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-my-name-is-in-chinese#library-word-76-90)

## How do you say Isabel in Chinese?

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).

## What does 伊莎贝尔 mean?

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.

## How do you write Isabel in Chinese?

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.

## How does Chinese write English names?

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.

## What is a Chinese-style 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.

## Can I use this name?

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.

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Meanings from our own dictionary. Chinese writes some names more than one way.