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title: "Marissa in Chinese: 玛丽莎 (Mǎlìshā), Meaning and How to Write It"
description: "Marissa in Chinese is 玛丽莎 (Mǎlìshā), picked for its sound: 丽 beautiful. Hear it, watch each stroke drawn, and get a Chinese-style name like 蒋曼林: 曼 graceful, 林 forest."
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# Marissa in Chinese

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## How Chinese writes Marissa

玛丽莎 Mǎlìshā

我叫玛丽莎。 Wǒ jiào Mǎlìshā. My name is Marissa.

Marissa en chino se escribe 玛丽莎 (Mǎlìshā).

## How to write 玛丽莎

1. [mǎ7 strokes](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E7%8E%9B)
2. [lì7 strokesbeautiful](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E4%B8%BD)
3. [shā10 strokes](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E8%8E%8E)

## Chinese-style names for Marissa

蒋曼林 Jiǎng Mànlín

1. 蒋 jiǎng Family name
2. 曼 màn graceful
3. 林 lín forest

蒋 is a common family name; 曼 and 林 echo mǎ lì, how Chinese begins Marissa (玛丽莎).

任玛林 Rén Mǎlín

1. 任 rén Family name
2. 玛 mǎ agate
3. 林 lín forest

任 is a common family name; 玛 and 林 echo mǎ lì, how Chinese begins Marissa (玛丽莎).

石曼莉 Shí Mànlì

1. 石 shí Family name
2. 曼 màn graceful
3. 莉 lì jasmine

石 is a common family name; 曼 and 莉 echo mǎ lì, how Chinese begins Marissa (玛丽莎).

Add your last name for a family name that matches it.

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## 我爸爸叫爸爸 How to say my name is in Chinese

中文怎么说名字？

说“我叫”，后边是你的名字。

说“我的名字叫”“我的名字是”也对，可是中国人多说“我叫”。

中国人的名字，姓在前边，名字在后边。

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## How do you say Marissa in Chinese?

Marissa is 玛丽莎 (Mǎlìshā) in Chinese. To say “My name is Marissa”, say 我叫玛丽莎 (Wǒ jiào Mǎlìshā).

## What does 玛丽莎 mean?

Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 玛丽莎 for how it sounds, Mǎlìshā, close to Marissa. On its own, 丽 means beautiful.

## How do you write Marissa in Chinese?

Marissa is written 玛丽莎, 3 characters: 玛 (7 strokes), 丽 (7 strokes), 莎 (10 strokes). Each is drawn stroke by stroke on this page, in the order you write it.

## 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.

## What is a Chinese-style 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.

## 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.

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