<p>I tried using <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Wu_Chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this chart</a> to &quot;romanize&quot; my non-Chinese name into (Wu) Chinese characters.  But when I texted it to my friend in Shanghai, they did said it did not sound the same as my name spelled in Latin (English) characters.  What did I do wrong?  Am I misunderstanding the purpose of this chart?</p>

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Writing my non-Chinese name in Chinese using Romanization
# Writing my non-Chinese name in Chinese using Romanization

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-03-04)

I tried using [this chart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Wu_Chinese) to "romanize" my non-Chinese name into (Wu) Chinese characters. But when I texted it to my friend in Shanghai, they did said it did not sound the same as my name spelled in Latin (English) characters. What did I do wrong? Am I misunderstanding the purpose of this chart?

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