唐天蕾 Táng Tiānlěi
- 唐 táng Family name
- 天 tiān sky
- 蕾 lěi bud
唐 is a common family name; 天 and 蕾 echo tè lěi, how Chinese begins Theresa (特蕾莎).

特蕾莎 Tèlěishā
我叫特蕾莎。 Wǒ jiào Tèlěishā. My name is Theresa.
Theresa en chino se escribe 特蕾莎 (Tèlěishā).
唐天蕾 Táng Tiānlěi
唐 is a common family name; 天 and 蕾 echo tè lěi, how Chinese begins Theresa (特蕾莎).
冯甜乐 Féng Tiánlè
冯 is a common family name; 甜 and 乐 echo tè lěi, how Chinese begins Theresa (特蕾莎).
曾天蕾 Zēng Tiānlěi
曾 is a common family name; 天 and 蕾 echo tè lěi, how Chinese begins Theresa (特蕾莎).
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Theresa is 特蕾莎 (Tèlěishā) in Chinese. To say “My name is Theresa”, say 我叫特蕾莎 (Wǒ jiào Tèlěishā).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 特蕾莎 for how it sounds, Tèlěishā, close to Theresa. On its own, 特 means special and 蕾 bud.
Theresa is written 特蕾莎, 3 characters: 特 (10 strokes), 蕾 (16 strokes), 莎 (10 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.