Browse meaningful Chinese characters for names — pronunciations, core meanings, radicals, stroke counts, and structure.
Material, ingredient; to expect, anticipate; to measure, estimate
Ancient bronze wine vessel with three legs and a loop handle; used in ceremonial contexts in ancient China.
Ancient unit of dry measure for grain, equal to 10 dou or; also a surname.
Slanting, oblique, inclined; to slope; diagonal
Jia — an ancient Chinese bronze ritual wine vessel with three legs
Yu — an ancient unit of dry measure for grain, equal to; approximately 20 liters.
to pour (wine or tea); to deliberate; to consider carefully
An ancient measuring vessel for grain; to measure; to compare
To revolve, rotate, manage; to mediate or turn around; used in historical contexts for official positions.
To turn around; to change; to exchange
To measure; to weigh; to compare
A unit of weight equal to about 0.5 kilograms; axe; hatchet.
to blame, reproach; to reprimand; to expel, exclude
A rare character meaning 'two axes' or 'to cut apart'; also an archaic variant of 垠 (boundary, limit).
axe; hatchet; a tool for chopping
An ancient type of axe with a square handle hole; a tool or weapon in ancient China.
to chop; to cut; to behead
A type of ancient axe or adze used in ancient China; a tool for chopping or carving.
to chop; to hack; to cut with an axe or heavy blade
To behead, to chop, to cut off, to execute by decapitation; to sever, to eliminate.
To break; to cut off; to sever
To chop; to cut off; to sever
This; thus; such
New — fresh, recent, modern; to renew, to innovate; newly, recently
To chop or split wood; an ancient term for cutting or dividing materials, particularly wood.
To chop; to hew; to cut
Ancient variant of 芹 (qín), meaning celery; also used as a surname.
Sound of water flowing between rocks.
To chop, to cut, to hack; to carve wood; to hew
Chu — an ancient personal name, notably used in historical figures from; rare character with limited modern usage.
To break; to sever; to cut off
to cut; to chop; to dig
square; direction; side
Ancient variant form of 闡 (chǎn), meaning to explain, elucidate, or make; also historically used as a variant of 幝.
An ancient term for a boat; also used in names.
At; in; on
to apply, to carry out, to bestow, to grant; also used as a surname
An ancient flag or banner, particularly one with decorative streamers or tassels,
Ancient form of 游 (liú) — refers to the tassels or streamers; to wander, to travel; also used in ancient texts.
A character used in ancient Korean place names and personal names; also used as a phonetic component in Korean idu script.
side; beside; nearby
Flag, banner, standard — specifically refers to a type of banner with
A woolen fabric; a particle in classical Chinese meaning 'this' or 'that'; used in ancient texts.
banner decorated with animal hair or feathers; ancient military standard; also refers to the tufted end of a banner or flagstaff.
travel; journey; trip
A long, narrow banner or pennant used in ancient China, especially on
Ancient character meaning to unfurl or spread out; used in classical texts.
Tassel or fringe on an ancient flag or banner; also refers to the decorative streamers on imperial regalia.
Fu — to spread out; to extend; to display
Potter; pottery; earthenware vessel
To revolve, to rotate; to return; soon after
banner; flag; pennant
A variant form of 旌 (jīng), meaning a banner or flag decorated; to display; to commend.
Fluttering, gently waving, graceful and delicate appearance; often used to describe the gentle movement of flags, banners, or willows
Ethnic group, clan, tribe, family; a group of people sharing common ancestry, culture, or classification; also refers to nationality or race.
A type of ancient banner or flag used in funeral processions in; also refers to a spirit banner.
A variant form of 旖 (yǐ), used in the word 旖旎 (yǐ
Tassel on a flag or banner; pendant on a crown; streamer
A tassel or fringe on a banner or flag; decorative streamer on ancient military standards.
A rare character used in ancient texts, primarily appearing in the word
Practical guidance for evaluating characters by radical, stroke balance, and cultural resonance.
Radicals group characters by their core semantic or structural elements. When you filter by radical, you surface characters that share meaning cues and writing patterns, making it easier to shortlist options with aligned symbolism.
Most parents stay within 6–16 strokes so signatures remain elegant and readable. Avoid extremes—overly complex forms slow writing, while ultra-simple characters may feel plain next to a more expressive partner character.
Chinese characters themselves are largely gender-neutral. Perceived gender comes from imagery and cultural associations, so review meanings and radicals together to find characters that match the tone you want.