Browse meaningful Chinese characters for names — pronunciations, core meanings, radicals, stroke counts, and structure.
餇 — to feed, to provide food; an ancient term for food or provisions.
Cí — glutinous rice cake; a type of food made from glutinous rice.
Military provisions or supplies; rations; pay
To raise, rear, nurture; to support, provide for; to cultivate, develop
To make offerings or sacrifices; to worship ancestors; to present food as an offering.
Bait — food or other lure used to attract and catch fish,; also refers to pastries, cakes, or medicinal pills.
To be satiated, satisfied, or content; to have had enough (of food, etc.); to be fed up with.
A type of traditional Chinese noodle or pasta, often referring to a
Xi — food, provisions; to feed, to provide food; ancient term for a meal or feast.
meal; to eat; food
Boiled dough; pastry; bun
Hungry; famished; to be hungry
Hungry — the state of needing or desiring food; experiencing hunger; can also metaphorically describe strong desire or craving.
To eat; to feed; evening meal
leftover food; food remaining after a meal; to eat leftovers.
To arrange fruits, cakes, or other foods in a decorative pattern; to display in an orderly manner.
Su — ancient term for a type of cooked food, specifically a
surplus, remainder, extra; beyond, more than; after, later
Decorate, adorn, embellish — to make something look more attractive by adding; to dress up or beautify.
Delicacies — refers to sumptuous dishes, fine food, or banquet fare; often used in classical Chinese and compounds to denote delicious prepared foods.
Wonton — a type of Chinese dumpling, typically served in soup.
Guo — refers to a type of traditional Chinese pastry or dumpling,
Decorate, adorn, embellish — to make something more beautiful by adding ornaments
To give a farewell feast; to see off with food and drink; to present gifts at parting.
To make continuous offerings of food and wine in ancient sacrificial ceremonies; to pour libations in a ritual context.
Cake — a general term for round, flat baked or cooked food
Filling — refers to the stuffing or filling used in foods such
A type of ancient pastry or cake; an archaic term for a kind of food item.
A type of food, specifically a kind of pastry or cake made; also refers to a type of preserved food or delicacy in ancient
To eat; to feed; to lure
Fei — an ancient term for food prepared for a journey; provisions or dry provisions for travel.
餦 — a type of dried maltose or malt sugar; ancient term for a sweet food.
To feed animals; to provide fodder; to nourish
Building, establishment, hall — refers to a public building, institution, or establishment
To hiccup; to have a spasm in the throat causing a sudden, involuntary sound.
Nuan — to give a feast for a newborn child three days; a traditional Chinese celebration for newborns.
To transport grain; to supply provisions; to convey food supplies.
To paste; to stick; to make a living
A type of malt sugar or maltose candy; used in the word 餳餭 (táng huáng) meaning malt sugar candy.
Gluttonous, voracious eater; refers to a mythical ferocious beast known for its greed.
Hui — describes food that has spoiled or gone bad; refers to rancid or putrid food.
Congee; rice porridge; thick rice gruel.
Provisions, dry food, rations — refers to dried provisions or food supplies,
Rancid, sour, stale — describes food that has gone bad, particularly grains
Malt sugar; maltose; syrup
To feed (animals or people); to raise (livestock); to tend to
A type of traditional Chinese dumpling or snack food, particularly referring to
To stir-fry or sauté; to cook by stir-frying in a pan with oil; used in culinary contexts.
Cantonese dish — refers to cooked dishes or food accompanying rice in; the main course in a meal.
Candy, sweets, crystallized sugar; refers to various types of sugary confections.
Thin flour cakes or noodles; refers to a type of traditional Chinese food made from wheat or
Cake — a type of pastry, confection, or rice cake; often refers to traditional Chinese cakes made from glutinous rice flour.
Xi — to present grain as a gift; sacrificial grain; provisions
To present a gift; to bestow; to offer
To distill; to fractionate; to steam food to reheat it
sour, spoiled (of food); rancid; stale
A type of ancient pastry or dumpling; an archaic term for food with fillings.
To bring food to workers in the fields; to carry a meal to someone.
A type of Japanese noodle (udon); used in Japanese place names and personal names.
Steamed bun; bread; staple food item in northern Chinese cuisine, typically made from wheat flour.
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.