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# Young in Chinese

## How Chinese writes Young

扬 Yáng

我叫莎拉·扬。 Wǒ jiào Shālā Yáng. My name is Sarah Young.

## Chinese family names for Young

1. 杨 yáng
2. 阳 yáng
3. 尤 yóu

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

## How do you say Young in Chinese?

Young is 扬 (Yáng) in Chinese. A full name keeps its English order with a dot between: Sarah Young is 莎拉·扬 (Shālā Yáng).

## What Chinese family name is like Young?

杨 (yáng), 阳 (yáng), 尤 (yóu): each sounds like the start of Young, 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.