任乐锦 Rén Lèjǐn
- 任 rén Family name
- 乐 lè happy
- 锦 jǐn brocade
任 is a common family name; 乐 and 锦 echo léi jīn, how Chinese begins Reginald (雷金纳德).

雷金纳德 Léijīnnàdé
我叫雷金纳德。 Wǒ jiào Léijīnnàdé. My name is Reginald.
Reginald en chino se escribe 雷金纳德 (Léijīnnàdé).
任乐锦 Rén Lèjǐn
任 is a common family name; 乐 and 锦 echo léi jīn, how Chinese begins Reginald (雷金纳德).
石雷杰 Shí Léijié
石 is a common family name; 雷 and 杰 echo léi jīn, how Chinese begins Reginald (雷金纳德).
孔磊健 Kǒng Lěijiàn
孔 is a common family name; 磊 and 健 echo léi jīn, how Chinese begins Reginald (雷金纳德).
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Reginald is 雷金纳德 (Léijīnnàdé) in Chinese. To say “My name is Reginald”, say 我叫雷金纳德 (Wǒ jiào Léijīnnàdé).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 雷金纳德 for how it sounds, Léijīnnàdé, close to Reginald. On its own, 雷 means thunder, 金 gold, 纳 to accept and 德 virtue.
Reginald is written 雷金纳德, 4 characters: 雷 (13 strokes), 金 (8 strokes), 纳 (7 strokes), 德 (15 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.