Browse meaningful Chinese characters for names — pronunciations, core meanings, radicals, stroke counts, and structure.
Lame; crippled; weak
lame; crippled; frail
lame; crippled; weak
Awkward; embarrassing; uncomfortable situation
High; lofty; eminent. A variant form of 堯 (Yao), referring to the legendary Emperor
A character used in ancient texts, possibly a variant form or obscure; sometimes interpreted as a variant of 朵 or related to drooping/hanging.
lame; crippled; to limp
Swollen, particularly referring to swollen feet or legs; an archaic medical term.
Just; only; exactly
Embarrassed, awkward, uncomfortable; also refers to a physical condition of lameness or difficulty in movement.
Pain in the bones; bone disease; internal ailment.
Embarrassed; awkward; uncomfortable
To stumble, to stagger; to be in a difficult situation; to be embarrassed or awkward.
Embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease
Embarrassed — describes a state of awkwardness, discomfort, or social unease; feeling ill at ease in a situation.
corpse, dead body; to preside over, act as; radical form representing a person lying down or a corpse.
To govern, to administer; an ancient official title; a surname.
A unit of length (Chinese foot, about 33.3 cm); ruler (measuring tool); tape measure.
The buttocks, rump, or base of the spine; in classical texts, can refer to the rear or end part of
Buddhist nun; used in transliterations; originally meant 'to stop, to halt'.
to exhaust; to use up; to the utmost
tail; end; rear part
urine; to urinate; to piss
bureau, office, department; situation, circumstances; game, match
Fart, flatulence; buttocks; used colloquially to mean nonsense or worthless things.
layer; level; storey
A mythical giant turtle or tortoise, often depicted as carrying heavy loads,
Vulgar slang term for female genitalia; considered highly offensive and vulgar.
to reside; to dwell; to live in
to arrive at; term; session
A cave; a den; a dwelling place. (This character is archaic and rarely used in modern
to bend, to stoop; to submit, to yield; to be wronged, injustice
Drawer; tier; tray
to arrive at (a point in time); session; term
House; building; room
vulgar slang for penis; fucking (adj.); damn
corpse, dead body, remains
Excrement, feces, dung; waste matter from the body; something worthless or contemptible.
Screen; to shield; to reject
clogs; wooden shoes; footwear with wooden soles
fragment, crumb; worthless, trivial; to consider something not worth doing
to lie down with the face downward; to crouch; to squat
Xì — mythical giant turtle/tortoise; strong, powerful; used in names to convey strength and endurance.
A mound or hill; an ancient term for a type of terrain feature or landform.
To spread out; to unfold; to exhibit
Patient, enduring; slow, leisurely; archaic term for a type of headdress.
Youngest child (regional/dialectal term, especially in Min Nan and Hakka); last-born son.
to defecate or urinate; to excrete waste from the body
To leak; to let out; to divulge
Screen — refers to a folding screen or partition used to block; to shield or protect; to reject or dismiss.
Drawer; tier; layer
A coarse bamboo or straw sandal; a type of footwear worn in ancient times.
belong to, category, subordinate to, be under; genus (biology); year of birth sign (Chinese zodiac)
Ancient wooden sandal or clog; also refers to a groove or slot in ancient architecture.
to slaughter; to butcher; to massacre
repeatedly; time and again; frequently
slipper; sandal; old shoe
layer; level; storey
shoe; to tread on; to walk on
Straw sandal; ancient type of footwear made from hemp, straw, or other plant fibers; worn in ancient China.
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.