Browse meaningful Chinese characters for names — pronunciations, core meanings, radicals, stroke counts, and structure.
Du — a box, casket, or chest; often used to refer to a container for valuable items, especially a
Coffin — a box or chest for burying a corpse; also refers to a hearse or funeral carriage.
A type of ancient chariot or carriage; an archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.
A hiding enclosure; a box-like container; one of the Kangxi radicals.
A classifier for horses, rolls of cloth, etc.; a measure word; to match
area, region, district, zone; to distinguish, to classify.
doctor; medicine; medical treatment
A type of ancient ceremonial cap with a curved front; also used in historical place names.
To hide, conceal; to store away; to retire, withdraw
A horizontal inscribed board or plaque, often hung above doors or in
to hide; to conceal; to go into hiding
District, area, region; administrative division; to divide, to distinguish
Ten; complete; perfect
Swift, rapid, fast; an ancient character meaning to fly swiftly; archaic form of 迅.
thousand; many; numerous
Twenty; archaic form for the number twenty.
Thirty (used in classical and historical contexts); numeral representing the number 30.
Soldier; to die; to finish
To rise; to ascend; to promote
noon; midday; the seventh of the twelve earthly branches
Plants; vegetation; grass
half; semi-; in the middle
An archaic variant form of 世, meaning generation, era, world, or society.
Forty (archaic numeral); a grouping of forty; used historically for counting.
Swastika — an ancient religious and spiritual symbol, particularly in Buddhism, Hinduism,
magnificent; splendid; flowery
to cooperate; to harmonize; to assist
Swastika — an ancient religious and cultural symbol in various traditions, notably
low; humble; inferior
soldier; private; to die
outstanding; eminent; lofty
to cooperate; to assist; to harmonize
single; alone; unlined (clothing)
to sell; to betray; to show off
south; southern; a direction
single; alone; odd number
卙 — (rare/archaic) diligent, industrious; to be careful, cautious; also used in ancient texts.
Extensive, wide, rich; to gamble; to win
Rate; proportion; to lead
To divine, to foretell; divination; to predict
An ancient form of the character 丱 (guàn), meaning hair ornaments worn; also an old form of 礦 (kuàng, meaning ore or mine).
A Chinese surname; also means hurried, impatient, or anxious.
A character used in the term 卟吩 (porphin), a chemical compound that
to occupy; to take possession; to account for
card; to block; checkpost
A surname; also used in transliterations; historically refers to a type of black pottery or vessel.
An ancient Chinese bronze wine vessel used for storing and pouring aromatic; a type of ritual bronze.
bittern; brine; halogen
An ancient form of 西 (west); also used as a variant form of 卤 (salt, halogen).
divinatory trigram or hexagram; to divine; one of the eight trigrams of the I Ching (Book of Changes).
to lie down; to sleep; to rest
A rare ancient Chinese character used in personal names, particularly in historical; variant form of 契.
Seal; tally; official seal
Ancient form of 節 (jié), meaning joint, section, festival; also historically used as a tally or token.
to guard; to protect; to defend
I, me (archaic); to lift one's head; high
A place name in ancient China; also used in personal names and literary contexts.
An ancient type of wine vessel or goblet, often with a lid; historically used as a measuring vessel for wine.
The fourth of the twelve Earthly Branches; 5-7 AM (hour of the Rabbit); mortise (woodworking)
To print; a seal; a stamp
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.