唐宽甜 Táng Kuāntián
- 唐 táng Family name
- 宽 kuān wide
- 甜 tián sweet
唐 is a common family name; 宽 and 甜 echo kǎi tè, how Chinese begins Katelyn (凯特琳).

凯特琳 Kǎitèlín
我叫凯特琳。 Wǒ jiào Kǎitèlín. My name is Katelyn.
Katelyn en chino se escribe 凯特琳 (Kǎitèlín).
唐宽甜 Táng Kuāntián
唐 is a common family name; 宽 and 甜 echo kǎi tè, how Chinese begins Katelyn (凯特琳).
冯珂天 Féng Kētiān
冯 is a common family name; 珂 and 天 echo kǎi tè, how Chinese begins Katelyn (凯特琳).
曾可甜 Zēng Kětián
曾 is a common family name; 可 and 甜 echo kǎi tè, how Chinese begins Katelyn (凯特琳).
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Katelyn is 凯特琳 (Kǎitèlín) in Chinese. To say “My name is Katelyn”, say 我叫凯特琳 (Wǒ jiào Kǎitèlín).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 凯特琳 for how it sounds, Kǎitèlín, close to Katelyn. On its own, 凯 means triumphant and 特 special.
Katelyn is written 凯特琳, 3 characters: 凯 (8 strokes), 特 (10 strokes), 琳 (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.