Meaning Encyclopedia
A Chinese name is a wish written in characters. Browse our full database of 412 given names grouped by what they mean — then dig deeper with the name meaning lookup or build a meaningful name in the 4-step generator.
Names for kindness, honesty and good character.
子轩
zǐ xuān
Refined and elegant presence
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梓涵
zǐ hán
Gentle and cultivated with inner depth
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一诺
yī nuò
A promise worth a thousand gold
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德厚
dé hòu
Great and substantial virtue
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仁信
rén xìn
Highly benevolent and trustworthy
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善行
shàn xíng
Consistently doing good deeds
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慈心
cí xīn
A deeply compassionate heart
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清
qīng
Clear and pure spirit
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文
wén
Cultured gentle and scholarly
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泽
zé
Grace benevolent rain and beneficence
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德
dé
Virtue morality and benevolence
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善
shàn
Good kind and benevolent
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+ 18 more virtue names in the full name directory.
Names that carry power, courage and ambition.
浩然
hào rán
Vast and upright spirit
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擎苍
qíng cāng
Holding up the blue sky
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峻熙
jùn xī
Towering mountains and bright light
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鸿涛
hóng tāo
Great and powerful ocean waves
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鹏飞
péng fēi
The giant roc takes flight
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越泽
yuè zé
Crossing the vast marsh
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伟泽
wěi zé
Great and powerful grace
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浩宇
hào yǔ
Vast and boundless universe
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旭尧
xù yáo
Rising sun like the great Emperor Yao
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建辉
jiàn huī
Building a brilliant future
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晋鹏
jìn péng
The advancing giant roc
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天宇
tiān yǔ
The vast and strong heavens
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+ 28 more strength names in the full name directory.
Names drawn from mountains, rivers, rain and sky.
宇辰
yù chén
Vast universe and stars
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若溪
ruò xī
Soft and flowing like a stream
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明
míng
It symbolizes light and understanding
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嘉木
jiā mù
Excellent and sturdy tree
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云帆
yún fān
Sailing the clouds
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星野
xīng yě
Vast field of stars
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晨熙
chén xī
Bright morning sunlight
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望舒
wàng shū
The charioteer of the moon
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揽月
lǎn yuè
Embracing the moon
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迎夏
yíng xià
Welcoming the summer
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沐宸
mù chén
Bathing in celestial grace
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泽宇
zé yǔ
A universe of gentle grace and water
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+ 44 more nature names in the full name directory.
Names celebrating elegance and grace.
诗雨
shī yǔ
Poetic and gentle like rain
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雅宁
yǎ níng
Elegant and peaceful
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曼玉
màn yù
Graceful and refined jade
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语嫣
yǔ yān
Beautiful and sweet smile or words
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歆瑶
xīn yáo
Joyful and precious jade
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凌菲
líng fēi
Soaring and delicate fragrance
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丽歆
lì xīn
Beautiful and highly favored
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梦琪
mèng qí
Dreamy and wondrous jade
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忆柳
yì liǔ
Remembering the weeping willows
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慕晴
mù qíng
Yearning for a clear sky
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沛玲
pèi líng
Abundant tinkling of jade
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欣妍
xīn yán
Joyful and gorgeously beautiful
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+ 34 more beauty names in the full name directory.
Names for clarity, learning and insight.
思睿
sī ruì
Thoughtful and wise mind
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智渊
zhì yuān
Deep as an abyss in wisdom
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慧语
huì yǔ
Words of wisdom
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明哲
míng zhé
Wise and philosophical
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睿渊
ruì yuān
Profound and far-reaching wisdom
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哲瀚
zhé hàn
Vast philosophy and knowledge
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颖悟
yǐng wù
Exceptionally clever and understanding
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思源
sī yuán
Remembering the source while drinking water
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知微
zhī wēi
Knowing the subtle details
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觉浅
jué qiǎn
Realizing surface knowledge is shallow
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识礼
shí lǐ
Knowing proper etiquette
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敏学
mǐn xué
Quick and eager to learn
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+ 23 more wisdom names in the full name directory.
Names wishing luck, prosperity and abundance.
乐天
lè tiān
Optimistic and content with fate
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瑞霖
ruì lín
Auspicious and timely rain
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祥云
xiáng yún
Highly auspicious clouds
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锦程
jǐn chéng
A brilliantly splendid future
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嘉良
jiā liáng
Excellent and fortunate goodness
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福临
fú lín
Good fortune has arrived
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吉庆
jí qìng
Auspiciousness and joyous celebration
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泰然
tài rán
Peaceful safe and highly fortunate
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安康
ān kāng
Safe and perfectly healthy
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乐意
lè yì
A joyful and willing heart
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庆祥
qìng xiáng
Celebrating profound auspiciousness
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瑞轩
ruì xuān
An auspicious and elevated pavilion
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+ 25 more fortune names in the full name directory.
Names of poise, gentleness and refinement.
婉清
wǎn qīng
Gentle graceful and clear
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婉如
wǎn rú
Graceful and smooth
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语蓉
yǔ róng
Words like blooming lotuses
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婉婷
wǎn tíng
Exceptionally graceful and elegant
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舒雅
shū yǎ
Comfortable and highly elegant
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熙雯
xī wén
Bright and beautifully patterned clouds
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雅静
yǎ jìng
Elegant and perfectly quiet
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冰婉
bīng wǎn
Graceful and pure as ice
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淑颖
shū yǐng
Virtuous clever and graceful
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婉玗
wǎn yú
Graceful like a semi-precious stone
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姝瑗
shū yuàn
A beautiful woman with fine jade
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韵寒
yùn hán
A graceful rhyme in the cold
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+ 22 more grace names in the full name directory.
Names for perseverance through hardship.
傲雪
ào xuě
Proudly defying the snow
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坚忍
jiān rěn
Firm and highly enduring
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毅然
yì rán
Firmly resolute and determined
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刚强
gāng qiáng
Firm and exceptionally strong
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铁柱
tiě zhù
An unyielding iron pillar
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石坚
shí jiān
As firm and enduring as stone
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松柏
sōng bǎi
Resilient pine and cypress trees
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竹修
zhú xiū
Tall and resilient bamboo
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梅华
méi huá
The resilient plum blossom
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菊清
jú qīng
Clear and resilient chrysanthemum
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寒梅
hán méi
The winter plum blossom
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坚诚
jiān chéng
Firmly and resiliently sincere
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+ 23 more resilience names in the full name directory.
Names standing for principle and reliability.
景行
jǐng xíng
Noble conduct and high moral standards
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晋城
jìn chéng
An advancing and solid city
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展鹏
zhǎn péng
Spreading wings like the great roc
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伟祺
wěi qí
Great and honest auspiciousness
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荣轩
róng xuān
An honorable and upright pavilion
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浩轩
hào xuān
A vast and honest structure
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峻杰
jùn jié
A high and outstanding hero
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嘉熙
jiā xī
Excellent and purely bright
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诚立
chéng lì
Established in total sincerity
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守信
shǒu xìn
Keeping promises faithfully
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秉常
bǐng cháng
Upholding constant moral laws
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端正
duān zhèng
Perfectly upright and proper
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+ 22 more integrity names in the full name directory.
Names evoking peace, calm and balance.
芷若
zhǐ ruò
Fragrant like angelica and pollia herbs
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静好
jìng hǎo
Peaceful quiet and profoundly good
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恬简
tián jiǎn
Peaceful and beautifully simple
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宁静
níng jìng
Deeply peaceful and perfectly quiet
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安然
ān rán
Safe and completely serene
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寂寥
jì liáo
Quiet empty and tranquil
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清幽
qīng yōu
Clear and wonderfully secluded
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幽兰
yōu lán
A secluded and peaceful orchid
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静姝
jìng shū
Quiet and gracefully beautiful
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恬雅
tián yǎ
Peaceful and highly elegant
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宁远
níng yuǎn
Peaceful and far-reaching
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安宜
ān yí
Safe peaceful and fitting
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+ 23 more serenity names in the full name directory.
Names chosen for their adorable charm.
依依
yī yī
Lovely and endearing
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萌萌
méng méng
Adorable and budding with charm
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甜甜
tián tián
Sweet and delightful
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笑笑
xiào xiào
Cheerful and always smiling
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悦悦
yuè yuè
Joyful and pleasing
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安安
ān ān
Peaceful and safe
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乐乐
lè lè
Happy and carefree
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朵朵
duǒ duǒ
Little flower blossoms
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糖糖
táng táng
Sweet as candy
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果果
guǒ guǒ
Little fruit, fresh and lovable
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念念
niàn niàn
Always thought of and cherished
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星星
xīng xīng
Little twinkling stars
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+ 18 more cute names in the full name directory.
Yes — every Chinese given name is built from characters chosen for their meaning. Where an English name is mostly sound and tradition, a Chinese name is closer to a tiny sentence: parents combine characters to express a concrete wish, such as wisdom, strength or happiness.
Look up each character separately: the surname (first character) has an origin story, and each given-name character carries its own meaning. Use our meaning lookup tool to type a Chinese name and see the meaning of every character with its cultural background.
Across our database, wisdom, strength, nature imagery and good fortune dominate. But trends shift by generation and gender — check the categories below to see how many names each meaning family contains.
Yes — many surnames originated as place names, official titles or plain descriptive words: 林 (Lín) means forest, 金 (Jīn) means gold. See Chinese Last Names with Meanings for every surname story in our database.
Absolutely — Chinese is full of homophones, so identical pronunciations written with different characters carry completely different meanings. That is why every entry here shows the actual characters, not just the pinyin.
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