唐乔思 Táng Qiáosī
- 唐 táng Family name
- 乔 qiáo tall
- 思 sī to think
唐 is a common family name; 乔 and 思 echo qiáo sī, how Chinese begins Jocelyn (乔斯林).

乔斯林 Qiáosīlín
我叫乔斯林。 Wǒ jiào Qiáosīlín. My name is Jocelyn.
Jocelyn en chino se escribe 乔斯林 (Qiáosīlín).
唐乔思 Táng Qiáosī
唐 is a common family name; 乔 and 思 echo qiáo sī, how Chinese begins Jocelyn (乔斯林).
冯倩素 Féng Qiànsù
冯 is a common family name; 倩 and 素 echo qiáo sī, how Chinese begins Jocelyn (乔斯林).
曾秋苏 Zēng Qiūsū
曾 is a common family name; 秋 and 苏 echo qiáo sī, how Chinese begins Jocelyn (乔斯林).
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Jocelyn is 乔斯林 (Qiáosīlín) in Chinese. To say “My name is Jocelyn”, say 我叫乔斯林 (Wǒ jiào Qiáosīlín).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 乔斯林 for how it sounds, Qiáosīlín, close to Jocelyn. On its own, 乔 means tall and 林 forest.
Jocelyn is written 乔斯林, 3 characters: 乔 (6 strokes), 斯 (12 strokes), 林 (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.