--- title: "Priscilla in Chinese: 普丽西拉 (Pǔlìxīlā), Meaning and How to Write It" description: "Priscilla in Chinese is 普丽西拉 (Pǔlìxīlā), picked for its sound: 普 general, 丽 beautiful, 西 west, 拉 to pull. Hear it, watch each stroke drawn, and get a Chinese-style name like 任沛丽: 沛 abundant, 丽 beautiful." canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/priscilla" author: "Mandarin The Wild" --- [Your name in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name) # Priscilla in Chinese 熊猫xióngmāopanda ## How Chinese writes Priscilla 普丽西拉 Pǔlìxīlā 我叫普丽西拉。 Wǒ jiào Pǔlìxīlā. My name is Priscilla. Priscilla en chino se escribe 普丽西拉 (Pǔlìxīlā). ## How to write 普丽西拉 1. [pǔ12 strokesgeneral](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E6%99%AE) 2. [lì7 strokesbeautiful](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E4%B8%BD) 3. [xī6 strokeswest](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E8%A5%BF) 4. [lā8 strokesto pull](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E6%8B%89) ## Chinese-style names for Priscilla 任沛丽 Rén Pèilì 1. 任 rén Family name 2. 沛 pèi abundant 3. 丽 lì beautiful 任 is a common family name; 沛 and 丽 echo pǔ lì, how Chinese begins Priscilla (普丽西拉). 石平莉 Shí Pínglì 1. 石 shí Family name 2. 平 píng flat 3. 莉 lì jasmine 石 is a common family name; 平 and 莉 echo pǔ lì, how Chinese begins Priscilla (普丽西拉). 孔萍琳 Kǒng Pínglín 1. 孔 kǒng Family name 2. 萍 píng duckweed 3. 琳 lín fine jade 孔 is a common family name; 萍 and 琳 echo pǔ lì, how Chinese begins Priscilla (普丽西拉). Add your last name for a family name that matches it. ## A name seal for Priscilla ## More names - [Paul 保罗](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/paul) - [Patrick 帕特里克](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/patrick) - [Peter 彼得](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/peter) - [Philip 菲利普](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/philip) - [Patricia 帕特里夏](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/patricia) - [Pamela 帕梅拉](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/pamela) - [Penelope 佩内洛普](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/penelope) - [Priya 普丽娅](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/priya) - [Parker 帕克](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/parker) - [Pablo 帕布洛](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/pablo) - [Pedro 佩德罗](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/pedro) - [Pierre 皮埃尔](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/pierre) 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 Priscilla in Chinese? Priscilla is 普丽西拉 (Pǔlìxīlā) in Chinese. To say “My name is Priscilla”, say 我叫普丽西拉 (Wǒ jiào Pǔlìxīlā). ## What does 普丽西拉 mean? Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 普丽西拉 for how it sounds, Pǔlìxīlā, close to Priscilla. On its own, 普 means general, 丽 beautiful, 西 west and 拉 to pull. ## How do you write Priscilla in Chinese? Priscilla is written 普丽西拉, 4 characters: 普 (12 strokes), 丽 (7 strokes), 西 (6 strokes), 拉 (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 - [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.