Browse meaningful Chinese characters for names — pronunciations, core meanings, radicals, stroke counts, and structure.
A type of cooked meat dish; minced meat cooked with five spices; an ancient term for a specific meat preparation method.
Arm — refers to the upper arm or forearm; also used in ancient texts for animal forelegs.
Wò — refers to a person of good appearance or appearance; also used in ancient texts to describe a person's appearance.
Internal organs, viscera; specifically refers to the internal organs of the body, especially the five
Describes a state of being plump or fleshy; refers to a swollen or distended appearance, particularly in reference to meat
Fat; plump; obese
Swelling — refers to a swollen or inflamed condition, particularly in medical
Buttocks, hips; the hip joint; the loins.
The twelfth lunar month; winter sacrifice; preserved meat
Rouge — a red cosmetic powder or paste used to color the; also refers to the color crimson red.
To announce; to declare; to state publicly
A thick soup or broth, often meat-based; stew.
Foul, dirty, filthy — used to describe something unclean, morally corrupt, or
Naked, bare, exposed; to strip bare; to be unadorned or without covering.
Thin, emaciated, lean; to become thin or haggard; also used to describe a lean appearance.
Internal organs; viscera; especially referring to the five internal organs in traditional Chinese medicine (heart,
A slice of meat; minced meat; to cut meat into small pieces.
Ní — minced meat with sauce; a paste or paste-like mixture of meat and seasonings.
Dirty, filthy; squalid; unclean, foul.
Minister; official; vassal
Firm, hard; wise, virtuous; an ancient character used as a phonetic and semantic component.
to lie down; to recline; to sleep
Guang4 — an archaic Chinese character meaning 'to meet' or 'to encounter'; also used as a variant form in ancient texts.
Zang — a surname; good, excellent; to praise, commend
To face, confront; to approach, be near; to look down from above
Guǎng — archaic character meaning 'to run in fear', 'to be startled',
self; oneself; from
An obscure character meaning cautious, careful, or to be self-willed and arrogant.
Standard, criterion, law; originally meaning a target or mark; used in legal and formal contexts to denote rules or norms.
Smell, odor; stinky, foul-smelling; also used to mean 'to smell' or 'to sniff'.
All; together; a collective whole
Stench; foul smell; putrid odor.
Ancient character meaning 'cannot see' or 'obscure'; also appears in historical texts and ancient place names.
Unstable, unsteady, tottering; describes something that is insecure or precarious.
to arrive; to reach; to come to
To send; to deliver; to cause
To place, to put, to set aside; an archaic variant of 置.
To arrive at; to reach; to come to
Ancient; to die; to reach
To arrive; to reach; to come to a place
A rare character meaning to practice, to learn; also used in some dialects as a verb for doing or making.
Tai — refers to a platform, stage, terrace; also used in proper names like Taiwan; a measure word for machines or performances.
To reach; to attain; to arrive at a state of perfection or completion
A mortar (for pounding grain or medicine); a socket or hollow (as in a bone); shaped like a mortar.
pit, hole, trap; to fall into; ancient form depicting a person falling into a pit.
A moment; a short period of time; an ancient unit of weight
To pound grain; a pestle; to mix
To ladle; to scoop; to dip out (liquids or loose materials)
To carry; to lift up; to raise with hands.
To pound, to pestle — refers to the action of using a
A type of ancient Chinese shoe with a wooden sole; also used in historical texts to refer to a type of bird,
Xì — a type of shoe or slipper in ancient China; also refers to a bird, the magpie; used in classical texts.
Maternal uncle — specifically refers to one's mother's brother; also used more broadly for uncle figures.
Chariot; carriage; cart
And, with, to give, to participate; a classical Chinese character used to indicate connection, accompaniment, or bestowal.
To rise; to prosper; to flourish
Old; ancient; former
A crack, fissure, or rift; a quarrel or dispute; a flaw or defect
tongue; language; speech
to give up; to abandon; to relinquish
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.