陈墨翔 Chén Mòxiáng
- 陈 chén Family name
- 墨 mò ink
- 翔 xiáng to soar
陈 is a common family name; 墨 and 翔 echo mǎ xiū, how Chinese begins Mathew (马修).

马修 Mǎxiū
我叫马修。 Wǒ jiào Mǎxiū. My name is Mathew.
Mathew en chino se escribe 马修 (Mǎxiū).
Matthew is written 马修 too.
陈墨翔 Chén Mòxiáng
陈 is a common family name; 墨 and 翔 echo mǎ xiū, how Chinese begins Mathew (马修).
杨萌晓 Yáng Méngxiǎo
杨 is a common family name; 萌 and 晓 echo mǎ xiū, how Chinese begins Mathew (马修).
黄茂夏 Huáng Màoxià
黄 is a common family name; 茂 and 夏 echo mǎ xiū, how Chinese begins Mathew (马修).
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Mathew is 马修 (Mǎxiū) in Chinese. To say “My name is Mathew”, say 我叫马修 (Wǒ jiào Mǎxiū).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 马修 for how it sounds, Mǎxiū, close to Mathew. On its own, 马 means horse and 修 to repair.
Mathew is written 马修, 2 characters: 马 (3 strokes), 修 (9 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.