Browse meaningful Chinese characters for names — pronunciations, core meanings, radicals, stroke counts, and structure.
illness; epidemic disease; specifically refers to a type of epidemic or contagious disease in classical
Swelling or distention; archaic medical term referring to a type of abdominal swelling or distended
Distended, swollen; refers to abdominal distension or bloating in traditional Chinese medicine.
Ill; sick; weary
Phlegm — thick viscous mucus secreted in the respiratory passages, especially when
Prickly heat; heat rash; a skin condition caused by blocked sweat glands in hot, humid weather.
Numbness — refers to a loss of sensation or feeling; paralysis; also used in words for leprosy (historical term).
Gonorrhea — a sexually transmitted infection; also refers to urinary tract diseases in traditional Chinese medicine.
foolish; stupid; silly
Sudden illness; convulsions; spasms
To limp, to stagger; to walk unsteadily due to leg disability or injury.
Sickly; refers to a weak or sickly condition; also appears in historical texts describing illness.
Madness; insanity; a term for mental illness or derangement.
numbness; paralysis; apathy
Numbness — refers to loss of sensation, paralysis, or insensitivity; also used metaphorically for being unmoved or indifferent.
Illness, disease; specifically refers to a serious or severe sickness.
Chronic, obstinate, deep-rooted (of diseases or habits); inveterate; ingrained.
A rare character referring to a type of illness or disease; obscure medical term.
Chronic illness; ailment; disease
Wēi — refers to atrophy, weakness, or paralysis; medical term for impotence or flaccidity.
Bruise, contusion, ecchymosis — refers to blood stasis or extravasated blood under; also used in medical contexts for stagnant blood.
Exhausted; weary; overworked
Mute; unable to speak; dumb
Chilblain — a painful inflammation of the small blood vessels in the
Smallpox; a pustular rash or skin disease.
Dàn — exhaustion; sickness; toil
To feel creepy, eerie, or horrified; to cause shivers or goosebumps; to be terrified or frightened.
Swelling, edema — refers to pathological swelling of the body, typically due
Rabid, mad, frantic; refers to madness or rabies, especially in animals.
To heal; to recover from illness; to be cured
Wart — a small, hard, benign growth on the skin caused by
Mad; insane; crazy
Scabby; mangy; refers to skin diseases like scabies or mange
Ulcer; sore; inflammation
Worry, anxiety, sorrow — an archaic character referring to mental distress or
illness, sickness; to be ill
To die of illness or hunger in prison; to suffer from malnutrition and disease while imprisoned.
An ulcer; a sore; an abscess
Unclear meaning; appears to be a rare or variant character, possibly related to 顐
Paralysis — refers to the loss of muscle function in part of; often used in medical contexts to describe conditions where movement is impaired.
Suffering, hardship, distress; a variant form of 苦 (kǔ) meaning bitter or painful.
A traditional Chinese medical term for abdominal masses or lumps; also refers to a type of illness or ailment in ancient texts.
Mute; unable to speak; silent
To bury; to inter; to conceal by burying
fistula — an abnormal connection or passageway between two organs or vessels; also refers to an ulcer or sore.
Itch — refers to itching, pruritus, or a skin condition causing an
To choke; to have difficulty breathing; asthma.
Chì — refers to a spasmodic disease, convulsions, or tetanus; used in medical terminology for convulsive disorders.
Polyp — an abnormal growth of tissue projecting from a mucous membrane,
illness; suffering; to neglect one's duties
To bury, inter, or conceal; to hide away; often used in formal or literary contexts for burial or hiding objects.
Plague; pestilence; epidemic disease
thin; lean; emaciated
sore, ulcer, wound, skin lesion; refers to various types of skin infections or wounds.
scar; blemish; mark left after a wound or sore has healed
Illness, sickness; disease; also refers to trees with knots or tumors.
Tumor — an abnormal growth of tissue in the body, which can
To recover from illness; to be cured; (in classical texts) to subside (of disease).
thin, lean, emaciated; tight (of clothing); not fertile (of land).
Malaria — an infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes, characterized by recurring chills; also refers to intermittent or periodic conditions.
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.