郭林素 Guō Línsù
- 郭 guō Family name
- 林 lín forest
- 素 sù plain
郭 is a common family name; 林 and 素 echo lín sài, how Chinese begins Lindsay (林赛).

林赛 Línsài
我叫林赛。 Wǒ jiào Línsài. My name is Lindsay.
Lindsay en chino se escribe 林赛 (Línsài).
Lindsey is written 林赛 too.
郭林素 Guō Línsù
郭 is a common family name; 林 and 素 echo lín sài, how Chinese begins Lindsay (林赛).
谢丽苏 Xiè Lìsū
谢 is a common family name; 丽 and 苏 echo lín sài, how Chinese begins Lindsay (林赛).
唐莉思 Táng Lìsī
唐 is a common family name; 莉 and 思 echo lín sài, how Chinese begins Lindsay (林赛).
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Lindsay is 林赛 (Línsài) in Chinese. To say “My name is Lindsay”, say 我叫林赛 (Wǒ jiào Línsài).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 林赛 for how it sounds, Línsài, close to Lindsay. On its own, 林 means forest and 赛 competition.
Lindsay is written 林赛, 2 characters: 林 (8 strokes), 赛 (14 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.