Your name in Chinese

Nancy in Chinese

How Chinese writes Nancy

南希 Nánxī

我叫南希。 Wǒ jiào Nánxī. My name is Nancy.

Chinese-style names for Nancy

任诺宁 Rén Nuòníng

  1. 任 rén Family name
  2. 诺 nuò promise
  3. 宁 níng peaceful

任 is a common family name; 诺 and 宁 for Nancy’s N.

沈妮宁 Shěn Nīníng

  1. 沈 shěn Family name
  2. 妮 nī girl
  3. 宁 níng peaceful

沈 is a common family name; 妮 and 宁 for Nancy’s N.

李楠诺 Lǐ Nánnuò

  1. 李 lǐ Family name
  2. 楠 nán Phoebe nanmu (tree)
  3. 诺 nuò promise

李 is a common family name; 楠 and 诺 for Nancy’s N.

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

More names

How do you say Nancy in Chinese?

Nancy is 南希 (Nánxī) in Chinese. To say “My name is Nancy”, say 我叫南希 (Wǒ jiào Nánxī).

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.

More free tools

Pinyin chart: every syllable, all four tones. Chinese words: the HSK list, one page each. Read any Mandarin: point at a word for its meaning.

Meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese writes some names more than one way.