Names

Its interesting to know your real name in various language. I don't know what does my name mean in Chinese. I only know my name in arabic, which is 'Sabar' . Today I learned my name in Chinese. I have no idea if it's correct or not, so if you speak Chinese, and it's wrong, tell me. Anyway, here are the Chinese characters of my name:

YIN SHU BAI

Yin is my Surname, Shu is the given name (middle character) while Bai is the given name too (Last character). The meaning of Shu is "Center" while Bai is "white; pure, unblemished; bright". Am i that bright? we'll see in the future.. and yes i am pure hahaha. Tapi kan macam ngam jua ah ada nama BAI atu ujungnya hehe.

Actually Chinese name has 3 characters if you must know (I'm sure all of u already know ehehe). The surname, which is usually 1 character, comes first. Next are one or two characters which are chosen by the parents (or the grandparents in traditional Chinese culture). Chinese uses characters rather than an alphabet, so names cannot be directly translated from English to Chinese.