Browse meaningful Chinese characters for names — pronunciations, core meanings, radicals, stroke counts, and structure.
To weigh; to call; to name
Dense, thick, or lush (of crops); refers to the abundant growth of grain plants.
Abundant, luxuriant (of plants); also an ancient unit of measure for grain.
Huo — refers to grain with husks; to thrash grain; to make a sound with grain.
An obsolete character for 'to reap grain' or 'to harvest'; also used as an ancient variant for 耠 (huō), meaning to till
Ear of grain; grain spike; refers to the fruiting part of a cereal plant.
Zi — ancient term for grain, provisions, or millet; also refers to sacrificial grain offerings.
Sound of harvesting grain; sound of cutting crops; to reap or harvest.
Grain stalk; straw; the dry stalks of cereal plants after threshing.
Rice plant bending with heavy ears of grain; to bend under weight.
Dù — an ancient place name; a surname; also refers to a bundle of grain.
To move, shift, transfer, change; to transplant; to alter one's position or opinion.
A variant form of 秷, meaning to reap or harvest grain; also appears in ancient texts.
Filthy, dirty, foul; obscene, immoral; weeds, unwanted growth.
Luxuriant, flourishing, lush — describes plants, flowers, or foliage that are thick,; often used in literary contexts to depict vibrant natural beauty.
A unit of measurement for grain; bundle or sheaf of grain.
rare; scarce; sparse
An archaic variant form of 槁 (gǎo), meaning withered, dried up, or
Weedy grass; barnyard grass; refers to any weed that harms crops
Husk; chaff; the outer protective covering of a grain or seed, especially in rice
A rare character used in ancient texts, possibly referring to a type; also appears in historical personal names.
Tax — government levy on income, goods, or transactions; duty; tariff.
Grain growing spontaneously (self-sown); volunteer crop; wild grain.
To bind, tie up; to bundle; to restrain or constrain.
Stalk; stem; the dry, hollow stem of a cereal plant such as rice or
Japonica rice — refers to a specific variety of short-grain rice commonly
Tares (a type of weed resembling grain); shoots or sprouts; metaphor for something small or insignificant.
Cheng — journey, distance; procedure, rule; formula
glutinous rice; ancient term for rice
Slightly, a little; somewhat; rather
Tax — refers to government-imposed financial charges on individuals or entities; duties; levy.
Yà — refers to the sound of rice plants swaying in the; used to describe lush, dense rice fields.
To arrange, to put in order; to gather, to collect; to sort out.
Late-ripening grain — refers to grains that are planted later in the
Gugua — an ancient place name; refers to Gugua Fort (稒阳) in ancient China, located in present-day Inner
Ancient place name; also used in personal names in certain regions.
To ripen (of grain); harvest; year
A bundle of grain stalks; sheaf of harvested grain.
A character used primarily in dialectal or specialized contexts, often referring to
barnyard grass, a type of weed; worthless, trivial, unofficial (as in unofficial history).
A unit of time equal to one year; an ancient term for a full cycle or period.
Early-ripening crops; to plant early; early cultivation of grains.
Young; immature; childish
To bind, tie up; to bundle; to gather together
Edge, corner, ridge; also refers to a sharp edge or protrusion; used in geometry for edges and vertices.
Dense, thick, closely packed — describes crops or plants growing closely together.
Highland barley; a type of barley (Hordeum vulgare) grown in the Tibetan Plateau and
To report to a superior; to receive (orders, endowment); natural endowment
dense, thick, crowded; refers to high concentration or density of substances or populations.
To gather; to assemble; to collect
A rare, archaic Chinese character with uncertain meaning, possibly related to grain
To revive; to come back to life; to resurrect
A character used in ancient texts, possibly a variant form or used; meaning not clearly established in modern usage.
Lush, luxuriant growth of plants or crops; describes flourishing vegetation.
Xi — ancient ritual of purification by bathing in rivers during spring; also refers to repairing or amending texts.
Flat; a type of flat bean; also refers to something flat in shape.
An archaic, rare Chinese character with uncertain meaning, possibly referring to a
Ancient character meaning dense, abundant, or luxuriant growth of grains; archaic and rarely used in modern Chinese.
Densely growing grain; thickly sown crops; refers to plants growing close together.
A type of glutinous rice; sticky rice; refers to certain varieties of rice with high starch content that become
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.