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Chinese names are used in China and in Chinese communities throughout the world. Note that
depending on the Chinese characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those
listed here. See also about Chinese names.

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AH 阿 m & f Chinese
From the Chinese character 阿 (ā) which has no distinct meaning. It is not normally given as a name,
but it can be prefixed to another name to make it a diminutive.

AI (2) 爱, 蔼 f Chinese
From Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love, affection", 蔼 (ǎi) meaning "friendly, lush", or other characters
which are pronounced similarly.

AN (1) 安 m & f Chinese, Vietnamese

From Chinese 安 (ān) meaning "peace, quiet" or other characters with a similar pronunciation. As a
Vietnamese name, it is derived from Sino-Vietnamese 安 meaning "safe, secure".

BAI ⽩白, 百, 柏 m & f Chinese

From Chinese ⽩白 (bái) meaning "white, pure", 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, many" or 柏 (bǎi)
meaning "cypress tree, cedar" (which is usually only masculine). Other Chinese characters can form
this name as well. This name was borne in the 8th century by the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai, whose
given was ⽩白.

BAO 宝, 褒, 苞 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare", 褒 (bāo) meaning "praise, honour"
or 苞 (bāo) meaning "bud" (which is usually only feminine). Other Chinese characters are possible as
well.

BO (2) 波 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 波 (bō) meaning "wave", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

CHANG 昌, 畅, ⻓长 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight" (which is usually only
masculine), 畅 (chàng) meaning "smooth, free, unrestrained" or ⻓长
(cháng) meaning "long". Other Chinese characters are also possible.

CHAO 超, 潮 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 超 (chāo) meaning "surpass, leap over" (which is
usually only masculine), 潮 (cháo) meaning "tide, flow, damp", or
other characters which are pronounced similarly.

CHEN (1) 晨, ⾠辰辰 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 晨 (chén) or ⾠辰辰 (chén) which both mean "morning".
The character ⾠辰辰 also refers to the fifth Earthly Branch (7 AM to 9 AM)
which is itself associated with the dragon of the Chinese zodiac. This
name can be formed from other characters as well.

CHENG 成, 诚 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded"
or 诚 (chéng) meaning "sincere, honest, true", as well as other
characters which are pronounced similarly.

CHIN ⾦金金, 锦, 津 m & f Chinese

Variant of JIN (using Wade-Giles transcription).

CHUN 春 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" or other
characters with a similar pronunciation.

DA 达, ⼤大 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 达 (dá) meaning "achieve, arrive at, intelligent" (which
is usually only masculine), ⼤大 (dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high", or
other characters with a similar pronunciation.

DONG 东, 栋 m Chinese
From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east", 栋 (dòng) meaning "pillar,
beam", or other characters which are pronounced similarly.

FANG 芳, ⽅方 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or
other characters with a similar pronunciation.

FEN (1) 芬, 奋 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume" (which is
usually only feminine) or 奋 (fèn) meaning "strive, exert" (usually only
masculine). Other Chinese characters are also possible.

FU 富, 芙, 甫 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 富 (fù) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy", 芙 (fú) meaning "hibiscus, lotus" or 甫 (fǔ)
meaning "begin, man, father", in addition to other characters with a similar pronunciation. A famous
bearer was the 8th-century Tang dynasty poet Du Fu, whose given was 甫.

GANG 刚, 冈 m Chinese
From Chinese 刚 (gāng) meaning "hard, rigid, strong", as well as other characters with a similar
pronunciation.

GUANTING 冠廷 m&f Chinese

From Chinese 冠 (guān) meaning "cap, crown, headgear" combined with 廷 (tíng) meaning "court".
This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

GUANYU 冠宇 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 冠 (guān) meaning "cap, crown, headgear" combined with 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house,
eaves, universe". Other character combinations are possible.

GUIYING 桂英 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower,
petal, brave, hero". This name can be formed from other character combinations as well.

GUO 国 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" or other Chinese characters pronounced in a similar way.

HAI 海海 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 海海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" or other characters which are pronounced similarly.

HE 河, 和, 荷 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 河 (hé) meaning "river, stream", 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, peace", or 荷 (hé)
meaning "lotus, water lily" (which is usually only feminine). Other characters can form this name as
well. A famous bearer was the 15th-century explorer Zheng He.

HENG 恒 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 恒 (héng) meaning "constant, persistent", as well as other characters with a similar
pronunciation.

HONG 虹, 红, 弘, 鸿, 宏 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow", 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great" (which is
usually only masculine) or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" (also usually only masculine).
Other characters can also form this name.

HUA 华, 花 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese" or 花 (huā) meaning "flower,
blossom" (which is usually only feminine). Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.

HUAN 欢 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 欢 (huān) meaning "happy, pleased", as well as other characters pronounced in a
similar way.

HUANG 煌, 凰 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 煌 (huáng) meaning "bright, shining, luminous" (which is usually only masculine) or
凰 (huáng) meaning "phoenix" (usually only feminine). Other Chinese characters are also possible.

HUI 慧, 辉 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "intelligent, wise" (which is usually only feminine), 辉 (huī) meaning
"brightness", besides other characters which are pronounced similarly.

JIA 佳, 家 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family", or
other characters which are pronounced similarly.

JIAHAO 家豪 m Chinese
From Chinese 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family" combined with 豪 (háo) meaning "brave, heroic,
chivalrous". This name can be formed from other character combinations as well.
JIAN 建, 健 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish", 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy", or other
characters which are pronounced in a similar fashion.

JIANG 江 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 江 (jiāng) meaning "river, Yangtze", as well as other characters with a similar
pronunciation.

JIANHONG 健宏 m Chinese
From Chinese 健 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" combined with 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide,
spacious, great, vast". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

JIE 杰 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding" or other characters which are pronounced
similarly.

JIN ⾦金金, 锦, 津 m & f Chinese

From Chinese ⾦金金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money", 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade,
embroidered" or 津 (jīn) meaning "ferry". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.

JING 静, 精, 晶, 京 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle", 精 (jīng) meaning "essence, spirit", 晶 (jīng)
meaning "clear, crystal" or 京 (jīng) meaning "capital city". Other characters can also form this name.

JINGYI 静怡 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" combined with 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony".
Other character combinations are possible as well.

JU 菊, 巨 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum" (which is usually only feminine) or 巨 (jù) meaning
"big, enormous" (usually only masculine), besides other characters which are pronounced similarly.

JUAN (2) 娟 f Chinese

From Chinese 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" or other characters which are pronounced
similarly.

JUN (1) 君, 俊, 军 m & f Chinese, Korean

From Chinese 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler", 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" (which is
usually only masculine) or 军 (jūn) meaning "army" (also usually only masculine). This is also a
single-character Korean name, often from the hanja 俊 meaning "talented, handsome". This name can
be formed by other characters besides those shown here.

KAI (4) 凯 m Chinese

From Chinese 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumph, victory, music of triumph", as well as other characters
pronounced in a similar way.

KUN 坤 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 坤 (kūn) meaning "earth, female", as well as other characters with a similar
pronunciation.

LAN 兰, 岚 f & m Chinese, Vietnamese

From Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" (which is usually only feminine) or 岚 (lán)
meaning "mountain mist". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well. As a Vietnamese
name, it is derived from Sino-Vietnamese 蘭 meaning "orchid".
LEI (2) 磊磊, 蕾 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 磊磊 (lěi) meaning "pile of stones" (which is typically masculine) or 蕾 (lěi) meaning
"bud" (typically feminine). Other characters can also form this name.

LI (1) 理理, ⽴立, 黎, ⼒力力, 丽 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 理理 (lǐ) meaning "reason, logic", ⽴立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 黎 (lí) meaning
"black, dawn", ⼒力力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence" (which is usually only masculine) or 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful" (usually only feminine). Other Chinese characters are also possible.

LIM 林林, 琳 m & f Chinese

Hokkien Chinese form of LIN.

LIN 林林, 琳 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 林林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem". Other characters can
also form this name.

LING 灵, 铃 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul", 铃 (líng) meaning "bell, chime", or other Chinese
characters which are pronounced similarly.

MEI (1) 美, 梅梅 f Chinese

From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅梅 (méi) meaning "Chinese plum" (species Prunus
mume), as well as other characters which are pronounced similarly.

MIN 敏敏, ⺠民 m & f Chinese, Korean

From 敏敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", ⺠民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens", or other
Chinese/Sino-Korean characters which are pronounced similarly.

MING 明, 铭 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave", as
well as other characters which are pronounced similarly.

MU 慕, ⽊木 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 慕 (mù) meaning "admire, desire", ⽊木 (mù) meaning "tree, wood", or other characters
with similar pronunciations.

NA 娜 f Chinese
From Chinese 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate" or other characters pronounced similarly.

NING 宁 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm, serene", as well as other characters pronounced in
a similar way.

NUAN 暖 f Chinese
From Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" or other characters with a similar pronunciation.

PING 平 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful". Other characters can also form this name.

QIANG 强 m Chinese
From Chinese 强 (qiáng) meaning "strong, powerful, energetic", as well as other characters
pronounced in a similar way.

QING ⻘青, 清 f & m Chinese

From Chinese ⻘青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", as well as other characters pronounced in a
similar way.

QIU 秋, 丘 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn", 丘 (qiū) meaning "hill, mound", or other characters with a
similar pronunciation. The given name of the philosopher Confucius was 丘.

RONG 荣, 融, 容 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper", 融 (róng) meaning "fuse,
harmonize" or 容 (róng) meaning "appearance, form" (which is usually only feminine). Other
Chinese characters can form this name as well.

RU 儒, 如 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 儒 (rú) meaning "scholar", 如 (rú) meaning "like, as, if", or other characters with
similar pronunciations.

SHI 时, 实, 史, ⽯石 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 时 (shí) meaning "time, era, season", 实 (shí) meaning "real, honest", 史 (shǐ) meaning
"history" or ⽯石 (shí) meaning "stone". Other characters can form this name as well.

SHU 淑 f Chinese
From Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming", besides other characters which are
pronounced similarly.

SHUFEN 淑芬 f Chinese
From Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" combined with 芬 (fēn) meaning
"fragrance, aroma, perfume". Other character combinations are possible as well.

SHUI ⽔水 m & f Chinese

From Chinese ⽔水 (shuǐ) meaning "water", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.

SHUN (1) 顺 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 顺 (shùn) meaning "obey, submit" or other characters which are pronounced similarly.

SU (2) 素, 肃 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 素 (sù) meaning "plain, simple" or 肃 (sù) meaning "respectful", besides other
characters pronounced in a similar way.

TAI 太 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 太 (tài) meaning "very, extreme" or other characters pronounced in a similar way.

TAO 涛 m Chinese
From Chinese 涛 (tāo) meaning "large waves", as well as other characters with a similar
pronunciation.

TU 图 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 图 (tú) meaning "chart, map" or other characters with similar pronunciations.

WEI 威, 巍, 伟, 微, 薇 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp", 巍 (wēi) meaning "high, lofty, towering" or 伟 (wěi)
meaning "great, robust, extraordinary". As a feminine name it can come from 微 (wēi) meaning
"small" or 薇 (wēi) meaning "fern". This name can be formed by other Chinese characters besides
those shown here.

WEN ⽂文 m & f Chinese

From Chinese ⽂文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing", as well as other characters with a
similar pronunciation.

WU 武, 务 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 武 (wǔ) meaning "military, martial" (which is generally only masculine) or 务 (wù)
meaning "affairs, business", as well as other characters which are pronounced similarly. This was the
name of several Chinese rulers, including the 2nd-century BC emperor Wu of Han (name spelled 武)
who expanded the empire and made Confucianism the state philosophy.

XIA 夏, 霞 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand", 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds", or other
characters which are pronounced similarly.

XIANG 翔, 祥, 湘, ⾹香 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide", 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", ⾹香
(xiāng) meaning "fragrant" (which is usually only feminine) or 湘 (xiāng), which refers to the Xiang
River in southern China. This name can also be formed from other characters.

XINYI 欣怡, ⼼心怡 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or ⼼心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul"
combined with 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony". This name can also be formed from other character
combinations.

XIU 秀 f Chinese
From Chinese 秀 (xiù) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" or other characters which
are pronounced similarly.

XIULAN 秀兰 f Chinese
From Chinese 秀 (xiù) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with 兰 (lán)
meaning "orchid, elegant". This name can be formed of other character combinations as well.

XIUYING 秀英 f Chinese
From Chinese 秀 (xiù) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with 英 (yīng)
meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero". Other character combinations are possible.

XUE 雪, 学 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school", besides other
characters pronounced similarly.

XUN 勋, 迅 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deed, rank" or 迅 (xùn) meaning "snow", as well as
other characters with a similar pronunciation.

YA 雅 f Chinese
From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or other characters with a similar
pronunciation.

YAHUI 雅惠 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 惠 (huì) meaning "favour,
benefit". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

YALING 雅玲 f Chinese
From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling
of jade". This name can be formed of other character combinations as well.
YAN (2) 艳, 岩 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" (which is usually only feminine) or 岩 (yán)
meaning "cliff, rocks", as well as other Chinese characters pronounced in a similar fashion.

YANG 洋, 阳 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" (which is typically
only masculine), as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.

YATING 雅婷 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty,
graceful". Other character combinations are possible.

YAWEN 雅雯 f Chinese
From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud
patterns". This name can be formed of other character combinations as well.

YAZHU 雅筑 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 筑 (zhù) meaning "lute,
zither, build". Other character combinations are also possible.

YI 宜, 毅, 义, 益, 艺, 怡, 仪 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, proper", 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", 义 (yì)
meaning "justice, righteousness", 益 (yì) meaning "profit, benefit", 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony"
(which is usually only feminine) or 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremony, rites" (also usually feminine). Other
characters can also form this name.

YIJUN 怡君 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony" combined with 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler". This
name can also be formed from other character combinations.

YIN 银, ⾳音, 荫 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 银 (yín) meaning "silver, money", ⾳音 (yīn) meaning "sound, tone" or 荫 (yīn) meaning
"shade, shelter, protect", as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.

YONG 勇, 永 m & f Chinese, Korean

From Chinese 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave" or 永 (yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal". This can also be
a single-character Korean name, for example from the hanja 勇 meaning "brave". This name can be
formed by other characters besides those listed here.

YU ⽟玉, 愉, ⾬雨, 宇, 裕 f & m Chinese

From Chinese ⽟玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 愉 (yú) meaning "pleasant, delightful" or
⾬雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain". Other characters can form this name as well.

YUN 云, 允 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 允 (yǔn) meaning "allow, consent", as well as other
Chinese characters which are pronounced in a similar way.

ZAN 赞 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support", as well as other characters with a similar
pronunciation.

ZEDONG 泽东 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 泽 (zé) meaning "moist, grace, brilliance" combined with 东 (dōng) meaning "east", as
well as other character combinations. A notable bearer was the founder of the People's Republic of
 China, Mao Zedong (1893-1976).

ZHEN 珍, 真, 贞, 震 f & m Chinese

From Chinese 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine", 贞 (zhēn)
meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal", or other Chinese characters which are pronounced similarly.

ZHENG 正, 政 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 正 (zhèng) meaning "right, proper, correct" or 政 (zhèng) meaning "government", as
well as other hanja characters with a similar pronunciation.

ZHI 志, 智 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", as
well as other characters which are pronounced similarly.

ZHIHAO 志豪, 智豪 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect"
combined with 豪 (háo) meaning "brave, heroic, chivalrous". Many other character combinations are
possible.

ZHONG 中, 忠 m & f Chinese

From Chinese 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle" or 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion". Other
characters can form this name as well.

ZHOU ⾈舟 m & f Chinese

From Chinese ⾈舟 (zhōu) meaning "boat, ship", in addition to other characters which are pronounced
similarly.

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