Browse meaningful Chinese characters for names — pronunciations, core meanings, radicals, stroke counts, and structure.
Liao — refers to the Liao dynasty (Khitan empire); distant, far-reaching; also used in place names like Liaoning province.
Hastily, suddenly, hurriedly; a relay carriage or post horse in ancient times; immediately, at once.
To follow; to track; to pursue
to avoid; to evade; to shun
To invite; to solicit; to request the presence or participation of someone
To stride; to step forward; to advance
To meet unexpectedly; to encounter by chance; used primarily in the compound word 邂逅.
Profound — deep, far-reaching, abstruse; used to describe something that is profound in meaning, difficult to understand,
Still, yet, also; to return, to go back; to repay
To move with difficulty; to hesitate; to be in a difficult situation
Teng — refers to Tengchong County in Yunnan Province, China; used in the place name Tengchong (邆川).
Near, close — refers to proximity in space or time; also used to describe intimate relationships or accessibility.
Distant, far-reaching; to despise, to look down upon; to transcend, to surpass.
Border, edge, margin; an archaic variant of 邊 (biān) meaning boundary or frontier.
Edge, side, border, margin; also refers to the edge or boundary of something; used in words related to borders and peripheries.
Sloppy, slovenly, untidy, messy; refers to a careless or unkempt appearance.
To walk slowly; to saunter; to stroll leisurely.
Ancient — refers to ancient times, antiquity; classical; old-fashioned
To wander, roam, or travel freely and leisurely; to ramble without fixed destination.
patrol; to patrol; logic
Winding, meandering, continuous, extending in a circuitous path.
City; town; capital
An ancient place name; also an archaic form of 亭 (pavilion, kiosk).
A common Chinese surname; also refers to Deng County in Henan province.
Ancient place name; historically referring to a location in Hubei province, China.
Yong — refers to the Yong River in Guangxi; the former Yong Prefecture (now Nanning); also means harmonious, blocked, or clogged.
An ancient place name; a surname.
An ancient place name; refers to the ancient state of Han and the Han Canal; also used in modern place names.
An ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty; a surname.
Mang — refers to Mount Mang (邙山), a mountain range in Henan
An ancient place name; a rare character with limited usage.
Qiong — refers to Qiongdu, an ancient place name in Sichuan; also appears in the name of a legendary bird, the Qionglai bird.
An archaic character, variant form of 西 (west); rarely used in modern Chinese.
A Chinese surname; also used in some place names.
An ancient place name; a county in ancient China during the Han dynasty, located in what
Ancient place name; refers to a location in ancient China.
An ancient place name referring to Binzhou or Bin County; also used as a surname.
A place name; used primarily in the name of a historical location.
A Chinese surname; ancient state during the Zhou dynasty; place name.
that; those; then
An ancient place name; a rarely used character in modern Chinese.
An ancient place name; part of the historical name 邥垂, referring to an ancient location.
nation; state; country
An ancient place name; a rare character used in historical contexts.
Village, hamlet; variant form of 村 (village).
An ancient place name; obscure character with limited modern usage.
Evil, wicked, depraved, heretical, unorthodox; also used in ancient Chinese as an interrogative particle equivalent to 耶.
A historical variant form of the character 邦 (bāng), meaning 'state', 'country',
A Chinese surname; also refers to certain place names historically.
An ancient place name; a surname.
post; mail; postal
Part of the place name Handan, an ancient city in Hebei province,; historically significant as the capital of the Zhao state during the Warring
A Chinese surname; ancient place name in modern Shaanxi province.
A mound, hillock; also a common Chinese surname.
An ancient place name, notably the site of the Battle of Bi; also means majestic, solemn.
A place name; ancient state/city in present-day Jiangsu province; also used as a surname.
A Chinese surname; ancient place name in Shandong province; also used to describe a joyful appearance.
A Chinese surname; also refers to Shao County in Anhui province.
An ancient state during the Zhou dynasty; a place name in ancient China, located in present-day Henan province.
An ancient place name; a rare character used in historical contexts.
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.