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title: "Melvin in Chinese: 梅尔文 (Méi'ěrwén), Meaning and How to Write It"
description: "Melvin in Chinese is 梅尔文 (Méi'ěrwén), picked for its sound: 梅 plum, 文 writing. Hear it, watch each stroke drawn, and get a Chinese-style name like 安萌奥: 萌 to sprout, 奥 profound."
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# Melvin in Chinese

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## How Chinese writes Melvin

梅尔文 Méi'ěrwén

我叫梅尔文。 Wǒ jiào Méi'ěrwén. My name is Melvin.

Melvin en chino se escribe 梅尔文 (Méi'ěrwén).

## How to write 梅尔文

1. [méi11 strokesplum](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E6%A2%85)
2. [ěr5 strokes](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E5%B0%94)
3. [wén4 strokeswriting](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E6%96%87)

## Chinese-style names for Melvin

安萌奥 Ān Méng'ào

1. 安 ān Family name
2. 萌 méng to sprout
3. 奥 ào profound

安 is a common family name; 萌 and 奥 echo méi ěr, how Chinese begins Melvin (梅尔文).

倪明安 Ní Míng'ān

1. 倪 ní Family name
2. 明 míng bright
3. 安 ān safe

倪 is a common family name; 明 and 安 echo méi ěr, how Chinese begins Melvin (梅尔文).

王茂奥 Wáng Mào'ào

1. 王 wáng Family name
2. 茂 mào luxuriant
3. 奥 ào profound

王 is a common family name; 茂 and 奥 echo méi ěr, how Chinese begins Melvin (梅尔文).

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

## A name seal for Melvin

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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。

[Keep reading](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-my-name-is-in-chinese#library-word-76-90)

## How do you say Melvin in Chinese?

Melvin is 梅尔文 (Méi'ěrwén) in Chinese. To say “My name is Melvin”, say 我叫梅尔文 (Wǒ jiào Méi'ěrwén).

## What does 梅尔文 mean?

Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 梅尔文 for how it sounds, Méi'ěrwén, close to Melvin. On its own, 梅 means plum and 文 writing.

## How do you write Melvin in Chinese?

Melvin is written 梅尔文, 3 characters: 梅 (11 strokes), 尔 (5 strokes), 文 (4 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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Meanings from our own dictionary. Chinese writes some names more than one way.