The Chinese names are usually a combination of a family name and a given name, and the family name should be put in front of the given name.
The coolest family name:
- 龙(dragon)
- 叶(leaf)
- 项(which makes people think of the ancient tragic hero “项羽”)
- 刘(the family name of the emperors of Han Dynasty)
- 慕容(noble and graceful)
- 李(the family name of the emperors of Tang Dynasty)
- 寒(cold)
- 季(seasons)
- 千(thousands)
- 顾(the family name of the Mr. Right in many modern Chinese romantic fictions which Chinese girls like a lot )
- 霍(which makes people think of the ancient hero “霍去病”or the Kung Fu master ”霍元甲”)
- 年(year)
- 乌(black)
- 上官(just pretttttttty cool and rare)
- 时(time)
- 夏(summer)
- 严(strict and serious)
- 曲(songs, music, arts)
- 朱(red, the family name of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty)
- 蓝(blue)
- 孔(the family name of Confucius)
- 柳(willow)
- 宫(palace)
- 华(Chinese, gorgeous)
- 官(bureaucrats, public officers)
Then you can make your own given name!
Usually, Chinese people’s names are consisted of either one single Chinese character or of two Chinese characters together.
There is a list of Chinese characters of masculine meanings. You can choose one or two to make your own Chinese name!
- 宏(broad, ambitious)
- 博(intelligent)
- 海(sea)
- 星(star)
- 流(flow)
- 诚(honesty)
- 天(sky)
- 忠(loyalty)
- 勇(brave)
- 国(nation and patriotic)
- 明(bright)
- 斌(both intelligent and strong)
- 文(articles, knowledge)
- 阳(sun)
- 杰(heroes)
- 伟(great)
- 凯(cool boy)
- 剑(sword)
- 河(river)
- 嘉(excellence)
- 茗(best tea)
- 渊(chasm, gulf, intelligent)
- 峰(mountains)
- 简(simple)
- 旭(the rising sun)
- 康(healthy)
- 睿(wisdom)
- 鸣(the sound of birds)
- 景(scenery)
- 树(tress)
- 鹤(red-crowned crane)
- 晨(morning)
- 夜(night)
- 誉(honor)
- 君(king)
- 学(learn)
- 静(quiet, prudent)
- 世(generation, families of long history)
- 建(architecture)
- 胜(victory)
Using the Chinese characters given in the lists above, you can make your own cool Chinese names! For example… my birthday is March 17th, so I combine the No.3 family name “项” and the No.17 given name together to get my male Chinese name “项凯”. It’s cool, but I’m a girl and I already have a Chinese name, so I have to give it up.
If you want a given name of two Chinese characters, just choose another number!
Now, have a try! Make your own Chinese name by yourself!
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