Browse meaningful Chinese characters for names — pronunciations, core meanings, radicals, stroke counts, and structure.
Seed; kind; type
Ancient unit of measurement for grain; bundle or sheaf of grain stalks.
Ancient term for glutinous rice; early-ripening grain; also refers to cooked rice or food offerings.
To call, name, or address; to weigh; to praise
Rice plant; refers to the rice plant (Oryza sativa), one of the most important
Steady, stable, firm; reliable, secure; to stabilize
A type of rice plant; husked rice; also refers to a type of ancient grain.
Zi — to sow seeds; to plant; to grow
Abundant; luxuriant (of vegetation); thick and dense growth.
Millet — a type of grain, one of the Five Grains of; also refers to the God of Grains or the spirit of agriculture; historically used to refer to the state and society.
To accumulate, to store up, to amass; to hoard; to reserve.
Dense, compact; to accumulate; meticulous
Young grain; immature; young
Rice plant; paddy; Oryza sativa, the staple grain crop in many Asian countries.
Sow, plant; crops, grains; harvest
To examine, check, investigate; to delay, procrastinate; to kowtow, bow with head to ground
Draft, manuscript; straw, hay; rough, preliminary.
Draft — refers to a preliminary version of a document, manuscript, or; also refers to straw or stalks of grain.
Grain, cereal crops; specifically refers to millet and other staple food grains; by extension, livelihood, salary.
A type of rice plant; refers to glutinous rice or certain varieties of rice.
Ear of grain; spike of cereal plants; tassel
Rong — a character used in the word 穃黍 (ròng shǔ), referring
Broomcorn millet — a type of millet (Panicum miliaceum) cultivated as a
Chaff — the husks of grains separated during threshing or winnowing; worthless or inferior part.
Majestic; solemn; reverent
Cockspur grass — refers to a type of grass (genus Eleusine), particularly
Millet; a type of grain; also used in ancient texts as a variant of 糜.
Young; immature; tender
Dense, thick, close-growing (of crops, vegetation); refers to plants growing closely together.
Late-ripening grain; refers to grains that mature late in the season, particularly rice.
To revive, to come back to life; to be resurrected; used in the name Jesus in Chinese Christianity.
Accumulate, gather, amass; product (mathematics); long-standing, accumulated
Sharp, clever, intelligent; outstanding, brilliant; tip, point (of a tool or weapon)
Stable, calm, steady, secure; refers to a state of tranquility and reliability without disturbance.
Autumn; fall season. An archaic or variant form of 秋 (qiū).
To harvest grain; to gather crops; agricultural work, especially reaping.
A rare, obsolete character used in Japanese kanji for 'kakesu' (jay, scrub; not standard in modern Chinese.
To plow; to cultivate land; agricultural cultivation.
A type of wild grain or weed, possibly referring to a specific
A character used in the word 秫穕 (shú qiè), referring to a
dense, thick (of grain); luxuriant growth of crops; abundant harvest
Ear of grain; spike; tassel
A rare character with two main readings and meanings: 1) xiāo —; 2) rào — ancient term related to farming or agriculture.
Dense, thick, luxuriant growth (of plants, trees, or hair); crowded, abundant.
Bridge — an elevated structure spanning a gap or obstacle; also refers to a high mound or ridge.
Early-ripening grain; newly harvested grain; to reap or harvest grain.
tóng — refers to early-sown late-ripening grains; zhǒng — seed, kind, type; to plant, to sow.
A rarely used Chinese character with uncertain meaning; appears in some historical texts and place names.
Wild grain; refers to self-sown or uncultivated rice or millet that grows without planting.
Ear of grain; tassel of grain; ripe grain.
Luxuriant, lush, flourishing — describes plants, flowers, or vegetation that are thick,
To gather the harvest; to reap grain; agricultural work, especially harvesting.
Filthy, dirty; foul, unclean; obscene, vulgar
Abundant, plentiful, rich harvest; also used to refer to bundles of grain stalks.
Nuò — glutinous, sticky (referring to rice or grains); variant form of 糯.
Ancient term for a type of millet; refers to ripe grain ready for harvest.
Fragrant aroma; a type of fragrant plant or herb.
Cut grain; stubble left in the field after harvesting; a sheaf of grain.
To collapse, fall into ruin, decline, decay; also refers to a dispirited or dejected state.
Stable, steady, firm; reliable; to stabilize
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.