Browse meaningful Chinese characters for names — pronunciations, core meanings, radicals, stroke counts, and structure.
Hui — to fly; a type of pheasant with colorful feathers; also used in ancient texts to describe rapid flight or brilliance.
Hóu — archaic term meaning to pluck feathers from a bird; to flay or skin an animal; also appears in some ancient texts.
Feather quill; the hollow shaft of a feather; by extension, wings or the ability to fly.
White and glossy; lustrous; describes the pure white and shiny appearance of bird feathers.
Writing brush; writing; literary talent
To soar, to hover in the air; to fly high and freely, often used metaphorically for lofty aspirations or
To flutter; to float lightly in the air; to fly lightly.
Eye cataract; to screen; to shade
To fly; to flutter; to soar (archaic/rare character).
A rare character with two possible readings: 1. (qú) meaning 'to stretch; 2. (hóu) an ancient variant of 翭 meaning 'feather shaft'.
To soar; to fly high; to glide
To fly in a circling or spiraling manner; describes the graceful, turning flight of birds.
To flutter, to fly rapidly; refers to the rapid movement of wings or flight.
To raise; to lift; to elevate
To turn over; to flip; to translate
Wing — refers to the wings of birds, insects, or aircraft; also means to assist, flank, or side; used metaphorically for protection or support.
The sound of wind, especially the sound of a bird's wings flapping; rustling sound.
To fly lightly or gracefully; to flutter; to soar.
A type of banner or streamer made of pheasant feathers, used in; decorative flag.
To shine, illuminate; to dazzle; to boast, show off
old, aged, experienced, veteran; a prefix for certain titles and kinship terms; always, constantly.
A variant form of the radical 老 (lǎo), meaning 'old' or 'elderly'.
To test, examine; to check, verify; to investigate
Aged — refers to being very old, typically eighty or ninety years; senile.
One who; that which; person
Aged, old, elderly; venerable; also refers to a person of sixty years of age or older.
Old — describes an elderly person with a wrinkled face and white; venerable old age.
Gǒu — old age; advanced age; elderly
old, aged, elderly person; venerable senior
Aged — refers to someone who is seventy or eighty years old; an elderly person; advanced in age.
Aged — refers to being very old, typically in one's seventies or; used to describe advanced age.
and, but, yet, however; a conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses; also used in classical Chinese as a pronoun or adverb.
to play with; to amuse oneself; to tease
Soft; weak; yielding
beard; whiskers; also an ancient surname.
to endure; to bear; to withstand
duan1 — beginning, origin; foundation, basis; also used as a variant form of 端 (duan1) meaning 'end' or
A plow; ancient farm tool for tilling soil; radical for characters related to farming or agriculture.
An ancient term referring to the handle or shaft of a plow.
To hill up soil around plants; to hoe soil around plants; to cultivate by earthing up.
To plow; to till; to cultivate land
A type of farm implement used for harrowing or leveling paddy fields; to harrow.
to consume, to waste, to use up; bad news; a rat-like animal
To weed; to hoe; to cultivate land by removing weeds.
A rake (farm tool); to rake; also refers to a traditional Chinese weapon resembling a rake.
To plow or cultivate land; to till the soil; an ancient term for agricultural work.
A plow handle; also used in ancient texts as part of the term 耛耜 (yí
An ancient Chinese spade-like farming tool, similar to a shovel or plowshare,
Farmland; to cultivate land; also refers to a type of ancient plow or agricultural tool.
A flail — a traditional agricultural tool used for threshing grain, consisting
An ancient plow or farming tool; also used historically as a surname.
to till; to hoe; to plow soil
hoe (tool); to hoe/weed; to uproot
Lào — a traditional farm tool used for leveling soil and breaking; to level land with such a tool.
To grasp, hold, or control; to manage or regulate; an ancient term for handling or manipulating something.
To plow; to cultivate land; historically refers to the imperial plowing ceremony where the emperor ceremonially tilled
A farm tool for paddy field weeding and leveling soil; to weed with such a tool.
to plow side by side; pair; couple
A traditional Chinese agricultural implement used for sowing seeds in rows; seed drill.
To weed, to hoe; a weeding tool; to cultivate or till the soil.
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.