Browse meaningful Chinese characters for names — pronunciations, core meanings, radicals, stroke counts, and structure.
To blanch; to scald briefly in boiling water; to make something clear or evident
Flame, blaze; fiery, burning; metaphorically for intense emotion or ambition.
Flame; blaze; fire
Yì — flame, blaze; bright light; to shine
Jue — variant form of 爝 (jué), meaning a torch or firebrand; also used as a variant of 爵 (jué), meaning a noble rank
A bright flame; brilliance; blaze
Gang — a character meaning sharp edge of a knife; also used in names. An uncommon character primarily found in given names.
So; thus; like this
To cook or heat with fire; to warm or roast; to burn or scorch.
A rare character with multiple readings and meanings, primarily used in names; as yīng: used in ancient place names and personal names.
A rare character meaning 'to roast' or 'to bake'; also used in some dialectal terms.
Shēng — a character used in the word 焺点 (shēng diǎn), referring; also appears in some historical texts and names.
A rare character used in personal names, conveying a sense of warmth,
Japanese variant of the Chinese character 燒/烧, meaning 'to burn', 'to roast',
Bright, shining; used in ancient texts to describe luminosity or brilliance.
A character used in Japanese kanji and Korean hanja contexts, primarily representing
A type of thick soup or stew in Taiwanese cuisine, often made
To smoke or steam food; to cook with smoke or steam; a Cantonese cooking method.
Ancient cooking vessel — a type of portable earthenware stove or brazier
A rare character meaning to roast or burn; also used in some historical texts and names.
Bright fire; blazing flame; used in ancient texts to describe intense burning or brilliant light.
Zhong — a rare character meaning to roast, to bake, or to; also appears in some place names.
To forge, smelt, or calcine (in metallurgy or alchemy); to temper or refine through heating process.
To smelt, refine (metals); to calcine (minerals); to forge
Brightness, radiance, splendor; to shine; brilliant
Phoenix — an ancient, rare character referring to a mythical bird, likely
To smelt, refine, purify; to temper (as in steel); to train rigorously
Warmth — refers to warmth and brightness; often used in names to convey a warm, radiant, and illustrious quality.
Xing — an ancient Chinese character meaning 'firelight' or 'spark'; also used in modern internet slang to mean 'outdated' or 'obsolete'.
Bright; brilliant; shining
To smoke or cure with fire; to color or dye using smoke; to scorch or singe.
To fry; to pan-fry; to decoct (herbal medicine)
To roast; to bake; to dry by heat
Ying — refers to the brilliance of fire or light; used in names to signify brightness, radiance, or intellectual brilliance.
to boil, to cook, to stew; an archaic variant of 煮 (zhǔ) meaning to cook in liquid.
Wei — brilliant, glowing, bright; used to describe radiant light or splendor; often used in names to signify brilliance and glory.
Tuan — refers to a type of fire; used in ancient texts for a personal name, particularly the father of
To flicker; to flash; to burn
Bright, splendid, glorious; prosperous; variant form of 熙, often used in names and classical texts.
Warm — refers to warmth, heat, or a state of being comfortably; also used in ancient texts as a variant of 暖 (warm).
Warm — archaic or literary form of 暖 (nuǎn), meaning warm, gentle; to warm up.
A rare character meaning 'chisel' or 'engraving tool'; sometimes used in historical texts to refer to a type of tool
Smoke; mist; vapor
Bright light; brilliance; used in ancient texts to describe bright flames or light.
Bright eyes; sharp vision; to have keen eyesight.
Shining brightly; brilliant; radiant
A type of bamboo used for making writing slips in ancient times; also refers to a kind of fire or flame.
to stop; to conclude; to kill
Bright, brilliant; glowing; radiant
To fry in oil or boil in water; a cooking method involving immersion in hot liquid or oil.
A variant form of 炬 (jù), meaning torch or firebrand; to illuminate or shine brightly.
Alone; solitary; desolate
To bend or twist wood by applying heat; to shape wood using fire and pressure.
Coal — a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock used as fuel; also refers to soot or charcoal.
Shine, glow; brilliant, radiant; to illuminate
Warm; genial; gentle
To shine; to illuminate; to reflect
To stew or simmer slowly over a low fire; to roast in hot ashes or embers; to warm oneself by a fire.
Annoying, troublesome, vexatious; to bother, to trouble; tedious, wearisome.
A Chinese character meaning 'to smoke' or 'to cure with smoke', often
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.