Chinese baby names
Handpicked for families who want names with roots: the beloved classics, what parents in the culture choose today, and the cool discoveries most US name sites never surface.
Bo abundant, erudite (博)
Chen morning (晨)
Chenxi first light of dawn (晨曦)
Fang fragrant (芳)
Fu good fortune, blessing (福)
Ge song (歌)
Guoqiang strong nation (國強); a classic Mao-era generation name
Hanyu culture and tolerance; the universe (涵宇)
Hao vast, grand (浩)
Hongmei red plum blossom (紅梅); a revolutionary-era poetic name
Hua magnificent; China (華)
Jianguo build the nation (建國); a classic Mao-era generation name
Jing quiet, tranquil (靜)
Jinwei varies by characters — often 金伟 golden greatness or 谨维 careful care
Juan graceful, lovely (娟)
Jun handsome, talented (俊)
Lan orchid (蘭)
Lei stacked stones; upright and aboveboard (磊)
Li beautiful, resplendent (麗)
Long dragon (龍)
Mei plum blossom (梅)
Meilin beautiful jade forest (美琳)
Ming bright, brilliant (明)
Peng the great mythical roc bird (鵬)
Qiang strong, powerful (強)
Qing clear, pure (清)
Ren benevolence, the first Confucian virtue (仁)
Rui wise, perceptive (睿)
Ruyi as you wish (如意); a traditional luck and virtue name
Shou longevity (壽)
Tao great waves (濤)
Wan graceful, gentle (婉)
Wei great, greatness (偉)
Weiguo defend the nation (衛國); a classic Mao-era generation name
Weijia varies by characters — often 伟嘉 great and fine
Xiaolong dawn dragon (曉龍)
Xiaowei varies by characters — often 晓伟 dawn greatness
Xin prosperity, three 'gold' characters stacked (鑫)
Xing star (星)
Xinran joyfully, readily (欣然); a classical adverb drawn from Tao Yuanming's poetry
Xinyi joyful heart (心怡)
Xinyue joy and delight (欣悅)
Xiu elegant, refined (秀)
Xue snow (雪)
Yan swallow, the bird (燕)
Yi righteousness, a Confucian virtue (義)
Yifan extraordinary, uncommon, lit. 'not ordinary' (一凡)
Yu universe, cosmos (宇)
Yue moon (月)
Yunxi clouds over a mountain stream (雲溪)
Yuqing rain clearing to sunshine (雨晴)
Yutong eloquent words; parasol tree (語桐)
Zeyu beneficent kindness; the universe (澤宇)
Zhi wisdom, a Confucian virtue (智)
Zhiruo iris and pollia, fragrant plants (芷若); a famous wuxia-novel heroine's name
Zihan child of culture and tolerance (子涵)
Zihao catalpa tree; heroic (梓豪)
Zixuan catalpa tree; high and lofty (梓軒); a hugely trendy modern name
Ziyi child of joy (子怡)
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