Chinese names

Choosing your own Chinese name is one of the small joys of learning Mandarin — a real rite of passage. But there’s a right way and a wrong…

A Chinese name for a boy is a wish carried in characters. In just one or two characters it can hold a hope for strength or wisdom, an…

A Chinese name for a girl is a small poem. In just one or two characters it can hold a wish for beauty, grace or wisdom, the image…

A Chinese surname is one of the oldest things a person carries — a single character that can reach back thousands of years to an ancient state, a…

A Chinese name carries more than a Western one. Packed into just two or three characters is a family’s history, a set of hopes for the child, and…