谢可素 Xiè Kěsù
- 谢 xiè Family name
- 可 kě can
- 素 sù plain
谢 is a common family name; 可 and 素 echo kǎi sè, how Chinese begins Kathryn (凯瑟琳).

凯瑟琳 Kǎisèlín
我叫凯瑟琳。 Wǒ jiào Kǎisèlín. My name is Kathryn.
Kathryn en chino se escribe 凯瑟琳 (Kǎisèlín).
谢可素 Xiè Kěsù
谢 is a common family name; 可 and 素 echo kǎi sè, how Chinese begins Kathryn (凯瑟琳).
唐宽苏 Táng Kuānsū
唐 is a common family name; 宽 and 苏 echo kǎi sè, how Chinese begins Kathryn (凯瑟琳).
冯珂思 Féng Kēsī
冯 is a common family name; 珂 and 思 echo kǎi sè, how Chinese begins Kathryn (凯瑟琳).
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Kathryn is 凯瑟琳 (Kǎisèlín) in Chinese. To say “My name is Kathryn”, say 我叫凯瑟琳 (Wǒ jiào Kǎisèlín).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 凯瑟琳 for how it sounds, Kǎisèlín, close to Kathryn. On its own, 凯 means triumphant.
Kathryn is written 凯瑟琳, 3 characters: 凯 (8 strokes), 瑟 (13 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.