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title: "Tamara in Chinese: 塔玛拉 (Tǎmǎlā), Meaning and How to Write It"
description: "Tamara in Chinese is 塔玛拉 (Tǎmǎlā), picked for its sound: 塔 pagoda, 拉 to pull. Hear it, watch each stroke drawn, and get a Chinese-style name like 安桃玛: 桃 peach, 玛 agate."
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# Tamara in Chinese

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## How Chinese writes Tamara

塔玛拉 Tǎmǎlā

我叫塔玛拉。 Wǒ jiào Tǎmǎlā. My name is Tamara.

Tamara en chino se escribe 塔玛拉 (Tǎmǎlā).

## How to write 塔玛拉

1. [tǎ12 strokespagoda](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E5%A1%94)
2. [mǎ7 strokes](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E7%8E%9B)
3. [lā8 strokesto pull](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E6%8B%89)

## Chinese-style names for Tamara

安桃玛 Ān Táomǎ

1. 安 ān Family name
2. 桃 táo peach
3. 玛 mǎ agate

安 is a common family name; 桃 and 玛 echo tǎ mǎ, how Chinese begins Tamara (塔玛拉).

倪棠曼 Ní Tángmàn

1. 倪 ní Family name
2. 棠 táng birchleaf pear
3. 曼 màn graceful

倪 is a common family name; 棠 and 曼 echo tǎ mǎ, how Chinese begins Tamara (塔玛拉).

王桃玛 Wáng Táomǎ

1. 王 wáng Family name
2. 桃 táo peach
3. 玛 mǎ agate

王 is a common family name; 桃 and 玛 echo tǎ mǎ, how Chinese begins Tamara (塔玛拉).

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## 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”。

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## How do you say Tamara in Chinese?

Tamara is 塔玛拉 (Tǎmǎlā) in Chinese. To say “My name is Tamara”, say 我叫塔玛拉 (Wǒ jiào Tǎmǎlā).

## What does 塔玛拉 mean?

Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 塔玛拉 for how it sounds, Tǎmǎlā, close to Tamara. On its own, 塔 means pagoda and 拉 to pull.

## How do you write Tamara in Chinese?

Tamara is written 塔玛拉, 3 characters: 塔 (12 strokes), 玛 (7 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.

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