冯晓诺 Féng Xiǎonuò
- 冯 féng Family name
- 晓 xiǎo dawn
- 诺 nuò promise
冯 is a common family name; 晓 and 诺 echo xiāng nóng, how Chinese begins Shannon (香农).

香农 Xiāngnóng
我叫香农。 Wǒ jiào Xiāngnóng. My name is Shannon.
Shannon en chino se escribe 香农 (Xiāngnóng).
冯晓诺 Féng Xiǎonuò
冯 is a common family name; 晓 and 诺 echo xiāng nóng, how Chinese begins Shannon (香农).
曾夏楠 Zēng Xiànán
曾 is a common family name; 夏 and 楠 echo xiāng nóng, how Chinese begins Shannon (香农).
邓霞南 Dèng Xiánán
邓 is a common family name; 霞 and 南 echo xiāng nóng, how Chinese begins Shannon (香农).
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Shannon is 香农 (Xiāngnóng) in Chinese. To say “My name is Shannon”, say 我叫香农 (Wǒ jiào Xiāngnóng).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 香农 for how it sounds, Xiāngnóng, close to Shannon. On its own, 香 means fragrant and 农 agriculture.
Shannon is written 香农, 2 characters: 香 (9 strokes), 农 (6 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.