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title: "Penny in Chinese: 彭妮 (Péngnī), Meaning and How to Write It"
description: "Penny in Chinese is 彭妮 (Péngnī), picked for its sound: 妮 girl. Hear it, watch each stroke drawn, and get a Chinese-style name like 石朋妮: 朋 friend, 妮 girl."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/penny"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# Penny in Chinese

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## How Chinese writes Penny

彭妮 Péngnī

我叫彭妮。 Wǒ jiào Péngnī. My name is Penny.

Penny en chino se escribe 彭妮 (Péngnī).

## How to write 彭妮

1. [péng12 strokes](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E5%BD%AD)
2. [nī8 strokesgirl](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E5%A6%AE)

## Chinese-style names for Penny

石朋妮 Shí Péngnī

1. 石 shí Family name
2. 朋 péng friend
3. 妮 nī girl

石 is a common family name; 朋 and 妮 echo péng nī, how Chinese begins Penny (彭妮).

孔沛宁 Kǒng Pèiníng

1. 孔 kǒng Family name
2. 沛 pèi abundant
3. 宁 níng peaceful

孔 is a common family name; 沛 and 宁 echo péng nī, how Chinese begins Penny (彭妮).

白朋妮 Bái Péngnī

1. 白 bái Family name
2. 朋 péng friend
3. 妮 nī girl

白 is a common family name; 朋 and 妮 echo péng nī, how Chinese begins Penny (彭妮).

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

## A name seal for Penny

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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 Penny in Chinese?

Penny is 彭妮 (Péngnī) in Chinese. To say “My name is Penny”, say 我叫彭妮 (Wǒ jiào Péngnī).

## What does 彭妮 mean?

Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 彭妮 for how it sounds, Péngnī, close to Penny. On its own, 妮 means girl.

## How do you write Penny in Chinese?

Penny is written 彭妮, 2 characters: 彭 (12 strokes), 妮 (8 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

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- [Say hello in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-greetings)
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Meanings from our own dictionary. Chinese writes some names more than one way.