郭素珊 Guō Sùshān
- 郭 guō Family name
- 素 sù plain
- 珊 shān coral
郭 is a common family name; 素 and 珊 echo sū shān, how Chinese begins Suzanne (苏珊娜).

苏珊娜 Sūshānnà
我叫苏珊娜。 Wǒ jiào Sūshānnà. My name is Suzanne.
Suzanne en chino se escribe 苏珊娜 (Sūshānnà).
Susanna is written 苏珊娜 too.
郭素珊 Guō Sùshān
郭 is a common family name; 素 and 珊 echo sū shān, how Chinese begins Suzanne (苏珊娜).
谢苏诗 Xiè Sūshī
谢 is a common family name; 苏 and 诗 echo sū shān, how Chinese begins Suzanne (苏珊娜).
唐素诗 Táng Sùshī
唐 is a common family name; 素 and 诗 echo sū shān, how Chinese begins Suzanne (苏珊娜).
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Suzanne is 苏珊娜 (Sūshānnà) in Chinese. To say “My name is Suzanne”, say 我叫苏珊娜 (Wǒ jiào Sūshānnà).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 苏珊娜 for how it sounds, Sūshānnà, close to Suzanne. On its own, 苏 means to revive.
Suzanne is written 苏珊娜, 3 characters: 苏 (7 strokes), 珊 (9 strokes), 娜 (9 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.