郭林康 Guō Línkāng
- 郭 guō Family name
- 林 lín forest
- 康 kāng healthy
郭 is a common family name; 林 and 康 echo lín kěn, how Chinese begins Lincoln (林肯).
林肯 Línkěn
我叫林肯。 Wǒ jiào Línkěn. My name is Lincoln.
郭林康 Guō Línkāng
郭 is a common family name; 林 and 康 echo lín kěn, how Chinese begins Lincoln (林肯).
谢力恺 Xiè Lìkǎi
谢 is a common family name; 力 and 恺 echo lín kěn, how Chinese begins Lincoln (林肯).
唐黎宽 Táng Líkuān
唐 is a common family name; 黎 and 宽 echo lín kěn, how Chinese begins Lincoln (林肯).
Add your last name for a family name that matches it.
Lincoln is 林肯 (Línkěn) in Chinese. To say “My name is Lincoln”, say 我叫林肯 (Wǒ jiào Línkěn).
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.