--- title: "Nicolas in Chinese: 尼古拉斯 (Nígǔlāsī), Meaning and How to Write It" description: "Nicolas in Chinese is 尼古拉斯 (Nígǔlāsī), picked for its sound: 尼 Buddhist nun, 古 ancient, 拉 to pull. Hear it, watch each stroke drawn, and get a Chinese-style name like 孙宁功: 宁 peaceful, 功 merit." canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/nicolas" author: "Mandarin The Wild" --- [Your name in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name) # Nicolas in Chinese 熊猫xióngmāopanda ## How Chinese writes Nicolas 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](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/nicholas) is written 尼古拉斯 too. ## How to write 尼古拉斯 1. [ní5 strokesBuddhist nun](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E5%B0%BC) 2. [gǔ5 strokesancient](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E5%8F%A4) 3. [lā8 strokesto pull](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E6%8B%89) 4. [sī12 strokes](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E6%96%AF) ## Chinese-style names for Nicolas 孙宁功 Sūn Nínggōng 1. 孙 sūn Family name 2. 宁 níng peaceful 3. 功 gōng merit 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 1. 马 mǎ Family name 2. 楠 nán Phoebe nanmu (tree) 3. 谷 gǔ valley 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 1. 郭 guō Family name 2. 诺 nuò promise 3. 国 guó country 郭 is a common family name; 诺 and 国 echo ní gǔ, how Chinese begins Nicolas (尼古拉斯). Add your last name for a family name that matches it. ## A name seal for Nicolas ## More names - [Nicholas 尼古拉斯](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/nicholas) - [Nathan 内森](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/nathan) - [Noah 诺亚](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/noah) - [Nick 尼克](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/nick) - [Nancy 南希](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/nancy) - [Nicole 妮可](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/nicole) - [Natalie 娜塔莉](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/natalie) - [Nora 诺拉](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/nora) - [Nolan 诺兰](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/nolan) - [Nathaniel 纳撒尼尔](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/nathaniel) - [Nate 内特](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/nate) - [Nelson 纳尔逊](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/nelson) HSK 1 · Now read them in a real story ## 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 Nicolas in Chinese? 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). ## What does 尼古拉斯 mean? 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. ## How do you write Nicolas in Chinese? 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. ## 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 - [Your name as a Chinese seal](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-seal-generator) - [Chinese name to pinyin](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name-to-pinyin) - [Chinese tattoo checker](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-tattoo-translator) - [Say hello in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-greetings) - [Pinyin chart](https://mandarinthewild.com/pinyin-chart) - [Read any Mandarin](https://mandarinthewild.com/read) Meanings from our own dictionary. Chinese writes some names more than one way.