安天蕾 Ān Tiānlěi
- 安 ān Family name
- 天 tiān sky
- 蕾 lěi bud
安 is a common family name; 天 and 蕾 echo tè lěi, how Chinese begins Tracey (特蕾西).

特蕾西 Tèlěixī
我叫特蕾西。 Wǒ jiào Tèlěixī. My name is Tracey.
Tracey en chino se escribe 特蕾西 (Tèlěixī).
Tracy is written 特蕾西 too.
安天蕾 Ān Tiānlěi
安 is a common family name; 天 and 蕾 echo tè lěi, how Chinese begins Tracey (特蕾西).
倪甜乐 Ní Tiánlè
倪 is a common family name; 甜 and 乐 echo tè lěi, how Chinese begins Tracey (特蕾西).
王天蕾 Wáng Tiānlěi
王 is a common family name; 天 and 蕾 echo tè lěi, how Chinese begins Tracey (特蕾西).
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Tracey is 特蕾西 (Tèlěixī) in Chinese. To say “My name is Tracey”, say 我叫特蕾西 (Wǒ jiào Tèlěixī).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 特蕾西 for how it sounds, Tèlěixī, close to Tracey. On its own, 特 means special, 蕾 bud and 西 west.
Tracey is written 特蕾西, 3 characters: 特 (10 strokes), 蕾 (16 strokes), 西 (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.