Browse meaningful Chinese characters for names — pronunciations, core meanings, radicals, stroke counts, and structure.
Goddess; divine woman; used in names of female deities in Chinese mythology and Buddhism.
Soft, gentle, pliable; describes a delicate and yielding quality, often used to depict feminine grace
Beautiful, elegant — an archaic or literary term for beauty, often used
To enjoy, to take pleasure in; to be content and happy.
Soft, tender, delicate — describes a gentle, soft, or tender quality, often
Qīn — an archaic variant of 親 (qīn), meaning 'dear', 'intimate', 'close',
A female given name in ancient Chinese literature; a character used in classical texts for women's names.
Used in ancient Chinese for describing a woman's appearance or demeanor; appears in historical texts and classical literature.
A star name, specifically referring to the planet Venus when it appears; used in ancient Chinese astronomy and mythology.
Spring (in female names); beautiful; elegant
A term for a beautiful woman; historically used to describe a woman with delicate and attractive features.
Woman; wife; married woman (archaic variant of 婦/妇).
An ancient or dialectal term for 'sister'; historically used as a respectful form of address for women, particularly in
A rare character used in ancient texts, possibly a variant form or
Joy, happiness; also used to mean a bride in ancient texts.
A rare Chinese character with uncertain meaning, possibly an ancient name or
Media, intermediary, matchmaker — refers to any medium or intermediary that facilitates; originally meant a marriage broker.
Huang — an ancient term for mother or queen; also appears in classical texts as a female name or title.
Beautiful eyes; charming appearance; to have beautiful eyes.
Undecided, hesitant, irresolute; refers to a state of uncertainty or inability to make a decision.
Elegant, refined woman; beautiful and virtuous woman.
A female given name in ancient Chinese; also refers to a graceful and elegant woman.
Jie — an elegant and beautiful woman; used in female names to denote beauty and grace.
Wei — an ancient term referring to a beautiful woman; used in classical texts to describe female beauty and elegance.
to flatter, fawn upon; charming, enchanting; to curry favor.
Beautiful woman; elegant lady; refined and graceful female.
Zhen — an elegant, refined woman; used in female names to denote beauty, virtue, and grace.
A rare archaic character of uncertain meaning, possibly a variant form or
Graceful, elegant; beautiful appearance; used in classical Chinese to describe feminine beauty and elegance.
To be disrespectful; to treat with irreverence or familiarity; to be frivolous or lascivious.
Beautiful, graceful, elegant — used to describe feminine beauty and charm.
Lian — an archaic Chinese character with uncertain meaning, possibly related to
Jealous — specifically refers to a woman's jealousy or envy, particularly in
Neat, tidy; to arrange; to put in order.
A character used in female names, meaning 'to think of one's husband's
Elegant and graceful; describing a woman's beautiful appearance and graceful demeanor.
Younger sister; archaic term for sister, particularly younger sister.
Wa — refers to the mythological figure Nüwa (女娲), a creator goddess
Beautiful, elegant; used to describe feminine beauty and grace.
Hu — a rare character used primarily in female names, with no
Old woman; elderly woman; matriarch
An ancient variant form of the character 婕, used primarily in the
Nurse, governess; a woman who takes care of children; archaic term for a female guardian or caretaker.
Ancient term for an elder sister; used in ancient Chinese texts; also appears in some historical names.
To steal; to pilfer; to take secretly
Gui — refers to the Gui River in ancient China; a surname of legendary origin; also used in place names.
Pregnant woman; young married woman; also used in ancient texts to describe a woman who has recently
Beautiful, graceful, elegant; to play, to frolic; used to describe a woman's charming and playful demeanor.
to match; to compare with; to be equal to
Daughter-in-law — specifically refers to a son's wife in a family.
A rare, archaic Chinese character referring to a type of ancient maiden; also appears as a variant form in some historical texts.
Attendant; a maid or female companion who accompanies a bride to her new; in ancient times, a secondary wife or concubine given as part of
Lush, luxuriant — used to describe flourishing vegetation or beautiful appearance, primarily
Lazy, indolent, sluggish (archaic usage).
Ugly, homely — describes unattractive physical appearance, particularly of women.
A rare character used primarily in female names in ancient China; appears in historical texts as a personal name.
Beautiful, good, virtuous — an elegant and classical term for beauty, often
To move in a leisurely, swaying manner; to saunter; to walk with a swinging gait
Old woman, elderly woman, matron; used respectfully for older women.
To copulate, mate; to form a marriage alliance; to negotiate peace
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.