Browse meaningful Chinese characters for names — pronunciations, core meanings, radicals, stroke counts, and structure.
Face; countenance; appearance
Wen — a rare character meaning 'stupid, dull, foolish' or 'to shave
Yellow; sallow complexion; to be of a sickly pallor
Yong — solemn, dignified, respectful; to look up to with reverence; large-headed appearance.
Zhuān — ancient place name; respectful; cautious
manifest; apparent; clear
Fontanel — the soft spot on a baby's head where the skull
Yi — dignified, solemn, composed; respectful and tranquil demeanor; used in classical texts to describe noble bearing.
Forehead; brow; also refers to the front part of something.
To fall, tumble, or overturn; to be topsy-turvy; to be mentally deranged or crazy
To fall, topple, or overturn; to jolt or bump; top or summit
Clear, distinct, evident — used to describe something that is obvious, apparent,
Large-headed; skull; desolate
Category, type, kind, class; similar, resembling; to classify, to categorize.
High nose bridge; having a long face with a high nose; an ancient term describing facial features.
To flutter in the wind; to float or drift lightly; also refers to something flying or waving.
stupid, foolish, dull-witted; refers to a state of mental dullness or lack of intelligence
Muddle-headed; careless; negligent
To frown; to knit one's brows; to contract the forehead in displeasure or pain.
High and pointed; tall and steep (of mountains); lofty appearance.
Hào — bright, white, luminous; refers to whiteness, brightness, or vastness, often used in literary contexts to
Worried, anxious, haggard — describes a state of mental distress or physical
Gu — to look back; to attend to; to care for
A rare archaic Chinese character meaning 'to walk with head held high'; also appears as a variant form of other characters.
To bare one's teeth; to grin; to expose teeth in a grimace or smile.
Cheek; the side of the face, particularly the area around the cheekbone or
To tremble, to shake, to shiver; to vibrate, to quiver; used to describe involuntary movements due to cold, fear, excitement, or illness.
Temple — refers to the temple region of the head (the flat
Intoxicated, dizzy, confused state of mind; archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.
Frowning; wrinkling the brow; to knit one's brows in worry or concentration.
Xian — to manifest, to display, to be apparent; prominent, illustrious; to show, to reveal
To frown; to knit one's brows; to express worry, displeasure, or deep thought through facial expression.
Skull — the bony structure that forms the head and encloses the
Lǎn — gaunt, emaciated appearance; haggard facial features.
Temple — refers to the temple region of the head (the side
Cheekbone — refers to the zygomatic bone, the prominent bone of the
page; leaf; sheet
top, summit, peak; to carry on the head; to prop up, support
A unit of area equal to about 6.67 hectares; a moment, an instant; just now, recently.
Thick and coarse; rude and boorish; uncouth in appearance or behavior.
neck; nape; item
Smooth, favorable, along, obey, arrange in sequence; to follow without obstruction.
Must, necessary; beard, whiskers; to wait
Xū — used primarily in personal names; also refers to an ancient legendary emperor Gaoyang (高阳氏颛顼).
stubborn; obstinate; naughty
to look back; to care for; to attend to
To pause; to stop; to arrange
Tall; of tall stature; long
To issue, to promulgate, to grant, to bestow; also refers to the forehead or head.
To praise, extol, eulogize; ode, hymn; also refers to a style in ancient Chinese poetry.
Neck — refers to the nape of the neck; also used in the word 颉颃, meaning to soar or contend with.
To prepare in advance; beforehand; preliminary
Skull, cranium — refers to the bony structure that forms the head
Neck; collar; to lead
Slanting, inclined; quite, rather, considerably; very
Neck — the part of the body connecting the head to the; also refers to a narrow connecting part or isthmus.
Jié — to fly upward; to soar; to take flight
Cheek — the fleshy part of the face below the eye and
Straight, upright; proper, correct; dignified appearance.
Jaw — refers to the anatomical jaw bone structure, particularly the mandible
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.