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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, 百, 柏 m & f Chinese From Chinese 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.

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, 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 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 m & f Chinese From Chinese 晨 (chén) or 辰 (chén) which both mean "morning". The character 辰 also refers to the fifth Earthly Branch (7 AM to 9 AM) which is itsel f associated with the dragon o f 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, 锦, 津 m & f Chinese

Variant o f 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 m & f Chinese From Chinese 达 (dá) meaning "achieve, arrive at, intelligent" (which is usually only masculine), 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 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 m & f Chinese From Chinese 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, 锦, 津 m & f Chinese From Chinese 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 o f 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, 蕾 m & f Chinese From Chinese 磊 (lěi) meaning "pile o f stones" (which is typically masculine) or 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud" (typically feminine). Other characters can also form this name.

LI (1)理, 立, 黎, 力, 丽 f & m Chinese From Chinese 理 (lǐ) meaning "reason, logic", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 黎 (lí) meaning "black, dawn", 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, 琳 m & f Chinese

Hokkien Chinese form o f LIN.

LIN林, 琳 m & f Chinese From Chinese 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f Chinese From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "Chinese plum" (species Prunus mume), as well as other characters which are pronounced similarly.

MIN敏, 民 m & f Chinese, Korean From 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 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 m & f Chinese From Chinese 慕 (mù) meaning "admire, desire", 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青, 清 f & m Chinese From Chinese 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 o f 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 m & f Chinese From Chinese 时 (shí) meaning "time, era, season", 实 (shí) meaning "real, honest", 史 (shǐ) meaning "history" or 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 m & f Chinese From Chinese 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 m & f Chinese From Chinese 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 o f several Chinese rulers, including the 2nd-century BC emperor Wu o f 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 m & f Chinese From Chinese 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide", 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", 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, 心怡 m & f Chinese From Chinese 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 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 o f 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 o f jade". This name can be formed o f 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 o f 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, 荫 f & m Chinese From Chinese 银 (yín) meaning "silver, money", 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, 愉, 雨, 宇, 裕 f & m Chinese From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 愉 (yú) meaning "pleasant, delightful" or 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 o f the People's Republic o f 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 m & f Chinese From Chinese 舟 (zhōu) meaning "boat, ship", in addition to other characters which are pronounced similarly.

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