李嘉苏 Lǐ Jiāsū
- 李 lǐ Family name
- 嘉 jiā good
- 苏 sū to revive
李 is a common family name; 嘉 and 苏 echo jiǎ sī, how Chinese begins Jasmine (贾丝明).

贾丝明 Jiǎsīmíng
我叫贾丝明。 Wǒ jiào Jiǎsīmíng. My name is Jasmine.
Jasmine en chino se escribe 贾丝明 (Jiǎsīmíng).
李嘉苏 Lǐ Jiāsū
李 is a common family name; 嘉 and 苏 echo jiǎ sī, how Chinese begins Jasmine (贾丝明).
张佳思 Zhāng Jiāsī
张 is a common family name; 佳 and 思 echo jiǎ sī, how Chinese begins Jasmine (贾丝明).
陈嘉素 Chén Jiāsù
陈 is a common family name; 嘉 and 素 echo jiǎ sī, how Chinese begins Jasmine (贾丝明).
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Jasmine is 贾丝明 (Jiǎsīmíng) in Chinese. To say “My name is Jasmine”, say 我叫贾丝明 (Wǒ jiào Jiǎsīmíng).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 贾丝明 for how it sounds, Jiǎsīmíng, close to Jasmine. On its own, 丝 means silk and 明 bright.
Jasmine is written 贾丝明, 3 characters: 贾 (10 strokes), 丝 (5 strokes), 明 (8 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.