邱可黛 Qiū Kědài
- 邱 qiū Family name
- 可 kě can
- 黛 dài black pigment for eyebrows
邱 is a common family name; 可 and 黛 echo kěn dé, how Chinese begins Kendra (肯德拉).

肯德拉 Kěndélā
我叫肯德拉。 Wǒ jiào Kěndélā. My name is Kendra.
Kendra en chino se escribe 肯德拉 (Kěndélā).
邱可黛 Qiū Kědài
邱 is a common family name; 可 and 黛 echo kěn dé, how Chinese begins Kendra (肯德拉).
安珂笛 Ān Kēdí
安 is a common family name; 珂 and 笛 echo kěn dé, how Chinese begins Kendra (肯德拉).
倪可蝶 Ní Kědié
倪 is a common family name; 可 and 蝶 echo kěn dé, how Chinese begins Kendra (肯德拉).
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Kendra is 肯德拉 (Kěndélā) in Chinese. To say “My name is Kendra”, say 我叫肯德拉 (Wǒ jiào Kěndélā).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 肯德拉 for how it sounds, Kěndélā, close to Kendra. On its own, 肯 means to be willing to, 德 virtue and 拉 to pull.
Kendra is written 肯德拉, 3 characters: 肯 (8 strokes), 德 (15 strokes), 拉 (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.