冯思兰 Féng Sīlán
- 冯 féng Family name
- 思 sī to think
- 兰 lán orchid
冯 is a common family name; 思 and 兰 echo sà lā, how Chinese begins Sara (萨拉).

萨拉 Sàlā
我叫萨拉。 Wǒ jiào Sàlā. My name is Sara.
Sara en chino se escribe 萨拉 (Sàlā).
冯思兰 Féng Sīlán
冯 is a common family name; 思 and 兰 echo sà lā, how Chinese begins Sara (萨拉).
曾素岚 Zēng Sùlán
曾 is a common family name; 素 and 岚 echo sà lā, how Chinese begins Sara (萨拉).
邓苏兰 Dèng Sūlán
邓 is a common family name; 苏 and 兰 echo sà lā, how Chinese begins Sara (萨拉).
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Sara is 萨拉 (Sàlā) in Chinese. To say “My name is Sara”, say 我叫萨拉 (Wǒ jiào Sàlā).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 萨拉 for how it sounds, Sàlā, close to Sara. On its own, 拉 means to pull.
Sara is written 萨拉, 2 characters: 萨 (11 strokes), 拉 (8 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.