孙宁功 Sūn Nínggōng
- 孙 sūn Family name
- 宁 níng peaceful
- 功 gōng merit
孙 is a common family name; 宁 and 功 echo ní gǔ, how Chinese begins Nicolas (尼古拉斯).

尼古拉斯 Nígǔlāsī
我叫尼古拉斯。 Wǒ jiào Nígǔlāsī. My name is Nicolas.
Nicolas en chino se escribe 尼古拉斯 (Nígǔlāsī).
Nicholas is written 尼古拉斯 too.
孙宁功 Sūn Nínggōng
孙 is a common family name; 宁 and 功 echo ní gǔ, how Chinese begins Nicolas (尼古拉斯).
马楠谷 Mǎ Nángǔ
马 is a common family name; 楠 and 谷 echo ní gǔ, how Chinese begins Nicolas (尼古拉斯).
郭诺国 Guō Nuòguó
郭 is a common family name; 诺 and 国 echo ní gǔ, how Chinese begins Nicolas (尼古拉斯).
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Nicolas is 尼古拉斯 (Nígǔlāsī) in Chinese. To say “My name is Nicolas”, say 我叫尼古拉斯 (Wǒ jiào Nígǔlāsī).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 尼古拉斯 for how it sounds, Nígǔlāsī, close to Nicolas. On its own, 尼 means Buddhist nun, 古 ancient and 拉 to pull.
Nicolas is written 尼古拉斯, 4 characters: 尼 (5 strokes), 古 (5 strokes), 拉 (8 strokes), 斯 (12 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.