杨强南 Yáng Qiángnán
- 杨 yáng Family name
- 强 qiáng strong
- 南 nán south
杨 is a common family name; 强 and 南 echo qiáo nà, how Chinese begins Johnathan (乔纳森).

乔纳森 Qiáonàsēn
我叫乔纳森。 Wǒ jiào Qiáonàsēn. My name is Johnathan.
Johnathan en chino se escribe 乔纳森 (Qiáonàsēn).
杨强南 Yáng Qiángnán
杨 is a common family name; 强 and 南 echo qiáo nà, how Chinese begins Johnathan (乔纳森).
黄乔南 Huáng Qiáonán
黄 is a common family name; 乔 and 南 echo qiáo nà, how Chinese begins Johnathan (乔纳森).
孙强南 Sūn Qiángnán
孙 is a common family name; 强 and 南 echo qiáo nà, how Chinese begins Johnathan (乔纳森).
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Johnathan is 乔纳森 (Qiáonàsēn) in Chinese. To say “My name is Johnathan”, say 我叫乔纳森 (Wǒ jiào Qiáonàsēn).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 乔纳森 for how it sounds, Qiáonàsēn, close to Johnathan. On its own, 乔 means tall, 纳 to accept and 森 forest.
Johnathan is written 乔纳森, 3 characters: 乔 (6 strokes), 纳 (7 strokes), 森 (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.