张强南 Zhāng Qiángnán
- 张 zhāng Family name
- 强 qiáng strong
- 南 nán south
张 is a common family name; 强 and 南 echo qiáo nà, how Chinese begins Jonathon (乔纳森).

乔纳森 Qiáonàsēn
我叫乔纳森。 Wǒ jiào Qiáonàsēn. My name is Jonathon.
Jonathon en chino se escribe 乔纳森 (Qiáonàsēn).
张强南 Zhāng Qiángnán
张 is a common family name; 强 and 南 echo qiáo nà, how Chinese begins Jonathon (乔纳森).
陈乔南 Chén Qiáonán
陈 is a common family name; 乔 and 南 echo qiáo nà, how Chinese begins Jonathon (乔纳森).
杨强南 Yáng Qiángnán
杨 is a common family name; 强 and 南 echo qiáo nà, how Chinese begins Jonathon (乔纳森).
Add your last name for a family name that matches it.
HSK 1 · Now read them in a real story
中文
说
说
中国
Jonathon is 乔纳森 (Qiáonàsēn) in Chinese. To say “My name is Jonathon”, 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 Jonathon. On its own, 乔 means tall, 纳 to accept and 森 forest.
Jonathon 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.