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# Wood in Chinese

## How Chinese writes Wood

伍德 Wǔdé

我叫约翰·伍德。 Wǒ jiào Yuēhàn Wǔdé. My name is John Wood.

## Chinese family names for Wood

1. 伍 wǔ
2. 吴 wú
3. 武 wǔ

Each sounds like the start of Wood, so a Chinese-style name for you can begin with one.

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- [White 怀特](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/last/white)
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## How do you say Wood in Chinese?

Wood is 伍德 (Wǔdé) in Chinese. A full name keeps its English order with a dot between: John Wood is 约翰·伍德 (Yuēhàn Wǔdé).

## What Chinese family name is like Wood?

伍 (wǔ), 吴 (wú), 武 (wǔ): each sounds like the start of Wood, so a Chinese-style name for you can begin with one.

## How does Chinese write English names?

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.

## Can I use this name?

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.

## More free tools

- [Pinyin chart](https://mandarinthewild.com/pinyin-chart)
- [Chinese words](https://mandarinthewild.com/words)
- [Read any Mandarin](https://mandarinthewild.com/read)

Meanings from our own dictionary. Chinese writes some names more than one way.