王墨威 Wáng Mòwēi
- 王 wáng Family name
- 墨 mò ink
- 威 wēi power
王 is a common family name; 墨 and 威 echo mǎ wén, how Chinese begins Marvin (马文).

马文 Mǎwén
我叫马文。 Wǒ jiào Mǎwén. My name is Marvin.
Marvin en chino se escribe 马文 (Mǎwén).
王墨威 Wáng Mòwēi
王 is a common family name; 墨 and 威 echo mǎ wén, how Chinese begins Marvin (马文).
李萌维 Lǐ Méngwéi
李 is a common family name; 萌 and 维 echo mǎ wén, how Chinese begins Marvin (马文).
张茂文 Zhāng Màowén
张 is a common family name; 茂 and 文 echo mǎ wén, how Chinese begins Marvin (马文).
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Marvin is 马文 (Mǎwén) in Chinese. To say “My name is Marvin”, say 我叫马文 (Wǒ jiào Mǎwén).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 马文 for how it sounds, Mǎwén, close to Marvin. On its own, 马 means horse and 文 writing.
Marvin is written 马文, 2 characters: 马 (3 strokes), 文 (4 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.