In this article, we will share a list of Chinese male names with their meanings and also Chinese female names with meanings. We also have unisex names.
Unfortunately, I am not an expert in Chinese to explain the meaning and pronunciation of the ideograms, but it should be similar to the Japanese ideograms, though with a completely different pronunciation.
I hope you enjoy the list of Chinese female and male names, perfect for naming your babies, characters, or pets.
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Curiosities about Chinese Names
Just like the Japanese, the Chinese say the family name first and then the first name. Chinese names are also generally composed of only two names.
Chinese names can have similar pronunciations, especially in the family name. In these cases, we recommend paying attention to the ideograms that determine the meaning of the name.
Chinese girls’ names usually use ideograms that mean beauty, flowers, purity, and things like that. Chinese boys’ names use ideograms that mean bravery, power, and courage.
Just like those of the Ainu tribe, ancient Chinese believed that ugly and scary names could ward off evil spirits. Some strange names are Gou Sheng which means leftover dog food and Te Dan which means iron egg.
It is not very common to change names after marriage; some usually like to mix names. For the Chinese, names are important and hold the origin of their families.
- Complete list of Japanese male and female names
- How to discover the meaning of Japanese names?
- List of Korean male and female names
- How to differentiate Japanese, Korean, and Chinese
Main Chinese Names
Writing an article about Chinese names can be quite complicated; I get completely lost deciding which names and what categories of names to include. I have separated the most popular ones below:
The most popular Chinese names of today
According to the latest table, the most popular Chinese names given to babies are:
| Male | Female |
| 奕辰 (Yìchén): 14,620 | 一诺 (Yīnuò): 24,820 |
| 宇轩 (Yǔxuān):14,479 | 依诺 (Yīnuò): 19426 |
| 浩宇 (Hàoyǔ): 14,104 | 欣怡 (Xīnyí): 17,623 |
| 亦辰 (Yìchén): 14,034 | 梓涵 (Zǐhán): 14,626 |
| 宇辰 (Yǔchén): 13,234 | 语桐 (Yǔtóng): 12,444 |
| 子墨 (Zǐmò): 12,534 | 欣妍 (Xīnyán): 12,096 |
| 宇航 (Yǔháng): 11,609 | 可欣 (Kěxīn): 12,022 |
| 浩然 (Hàorán): 11,557 | 语汐 (Yǔxī): 11,969 |
| 梓豪 (Zǐháo): 10,895 | 雨桐 (Yǔtóng): 11,637 |
| 亦宸 (Yìchén): 10,844 | 梦瑶 (Mèngyáo): 11,128 |
Other common Chinese names are:
- Fang means Fragrance, virtue;
- Jing means Peaceful or calm;
- Lei means Pile of stones, great, thunderous;
- Li means Beautiful or strength;
- Min means Fast or intelligent;
- Qiang means Strong, better;
- Tao means Big wave or peach;
- Wei means Great;
- Yan means Beautiful, swallow bird;
- Xiuying means brave and beautiful;
Cute Chinese Names
Below we have a list of Chinese names considered cute:
- Ah Kum means good as gold (female);
- Chonglin means second brother and unicorn (male);
- Fengge means Phoenix pavilion (male);
- Hong means swan or wild (male);
- Jaw-Long means like a dragon (male);
- Lian means the graceful willow (female);
- Mingxia means bright and shining clouds of dawn (female);
- Nuwa means goddess or mother (female);
- Shoi-Ming means sun life (male);
- Suyin means sound or unadorned (female);
It is worth noting that Chinese names can generally have one or more meanings because their writing in ideograms is different.
Chinese Male Names
Below we have a complete list of Chinese Male Names with their meanings:
| Chinese Name | Meaning |
| Amen | Certainly |
| Boseph | Bo, valuable |
| Chang | prosperous |
| Chao | to surpass |
| Chen | treasure |
| Cheng | Completed |
| Cheng-Gong | Success |
| Cheung | Happiness |
| Chong | Abundance |
| Chu | The stone base of a column |
| Cong | intelligent |
| Cong-Min | Intelligent |
| Deshi | gold |
| Dewei | Very noble |
| Dishi | Man of Virtue |
| Dong | The East |
| Enlai | Valuation |
| Fa | Beginning |
| Fai | illumination |
| Feng | top |
| Gan | Admirable |
| Gang | inflexible |
| Guo | country |
| Hai | heap mass |
| Hao | The |
| Heng | permanent, constant |
| Hu | spirit |
| Jian | Well-being |
| Jiang | River |
| Jingjing | Perfect essence |
| Jong | Brilliant |
| Ju | giant |
| Jun | Ordered |
| Kang | Well-being |
| Kuan | Free of worries |
| Kuen | The first |
| Kueng | the universe |
| Kun | Experienced in counsel |
| Li-Wei | Beautiful rose |
| Liang | Excellent |
| Lok | Joyful. |
| Long | Dragon. |
| Luan | Revolt |
| Mailie | pronounced beautiful my-lee |
| Mao | Blooming |
| Meng | Savage, energetic |
| Ming | Bright moon |
| Mu | Admired |
| Ning | Peaceful |
| On | Peace |
| Pei | abundant |
| Piao | beautiful |
| Ping | Kroos |
| Qi | illumination |
| Qiang | Someone who has strength |
| Qiao | beautiful, pretty |
| Shan | God is with us |
| Shen | spirit |
| Sheng | Triumph |
| Syaoran | Little wolf |
| Tai | Someone from Thailand |
| Tai-Yang | Sun |
| Viella | artistic and shy |
| Wei | valuable – brilliant |
| Wen | culture, literacy |
| Wing | High honor. |
| Wu | Courage |
| Xu | Brilliant rising sun |
| Yan-Tao | beautiful |
| Yang | The masculine principle of the universe |
| You | Someone who is gentle |
| Zhen | Lavish |
| Zhi | Wisdom, healing |
| Zhong | Middle |
| Zhu | Vertical |
| Zhuang | Strong |
| Zi | Increase in number of |
Chinese Female Names
| Chinese Name | Meaning |
| Ah-Kum | treasure |
| An | Graceful, sweet and bitter, sad |
| Annchi | Amazing peace, angel |
| Bo | beautiful look / pretty |
| Chow | Summer |
| Chyou | Autumn. |
| Daiyu | Of black jade color |
| Fu | Someone who is rich |
| Genji | Gold |
| Huan | With joy |
| Huang | bright |
| Hui | sunlight |
| Huo | Fire |
| Ji | Happiness |
| Jia | Good and beautiful |
| Jia-Li | Good and beautiful |
| Jiali | Good, beautiful |
| Jiang-Li | A beautiful river |
| Jiao | pleasant and gentle |
| Jie | rises above the rest |
| Jing | Capital |
| Kuan-Yin | Buddhist mercy of God |
| Le | Happiness |
| Lei | lion |
| Li | beautiful / powerful |
| Li-Fen | Beautiful |
| Li-Hua | Pearl flower |
| Li-Ming | pretty and bright |
| Li-Na | Who has beauty and grace |
| Li-Yu | rainy day |
| Lian | Youth, dedicated to Jupiter |
| Lien | free man, who was not noble |
| Liming | Intelligent and bright |
| Ling | Dawn |
| Liu | Flow |
| Lixue | Beautiful snow |
| Lu-Chu | Of green pearl color |
| Mayleen | beautiful |
| Mee | Sausage |
| Mei | The |
| Mei-Fen | plums |
| Mei-Lan | Pretty orchids |
| Mei-Xiu | beautiful |
| Meiling | Pretty and finely |
| Ming-Mei | Thin and beautiful |
| Ming-Yue | Bright moon |
| Mingmei | intelligent, beautiful |
| Mu-Lan | magnolia |
| Mulan | Wood Orchid |
| Niu | Girl |
| Rong | advice |
| Seyoung | Illuminate the world |
| Sharpay | Sand Skin |
| Shuang | Bright, clear |
| Shui | Water |
| Tao | Peach, Long Life |
| Teegan | good, beautiful |
| Ting | Someone who is thin and elegant |
| Ushi | ox |
| Wan | Inscription |
| Xi-Wang | Hope |
| Xia | brightness of sunrise |
| Xiang | fragrant |
| Xiao | In the early morning |
| Xiao-Chen | Morning |
| Xiara | Brightness of sunrise |
| a star | |
| Xing-Xing | two stars |
| Xiu | Pretty, elegant |
| Xiu-Juan | Elegant |
| Xiu-Mei | pretty plum |
| Xue | Fragrant snow |
| Xue-Fang | fragrant snow |
| Xun | fast, sudden |
| Yan | swallow (bird) |
| Yein | type of soft |
| Yi | Happy, bright as a pearl |
| Yi-Min | Intelligent |
| Yu | Pure, beautiful Jade |
| Yu-Jie | pure, beautiful |
| Yuan | Round. |
| Yue-Yan | Cheerful and beautiful |
Unisex Chinese Names
Below we have a list of Chinese names with their meanings, but that can be used by both men and women, unisex Chinese names:
- An means peace;
- Bao means treasure, jewel;
- Bo means wavy;
- Chen means interval of the day;
- Chun means born in spring;
- Guang means glorious;
- Heng means eternal;
- Huan means happiness;
- Hui means intelligent;
- Jiang means river;
- Liu means willow;
- Ming means enlightening;
- Ping means peaceful, stable;
- Qui means autumn;
- Shan means moderate;
- Shi means true;
- Xiang means fragrant or circulating in the air (like a bird);
- Xiaosheng means small birth;
- Xue means snow or scholar;
- Yanlin means swallow forest or Beijing forest;
Videos about Chinese Names
If you want to delve into Chinese names and their meanings, we will leave below some videos in different languages that explain details about the functioning and meaning of some names:
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