Browse meaningful Chinese characters for names — pronunciations, core meanings, radicals, stroke counts, and structure.
To hold under the arm; to coerce; to harbor (feelings)
Insert — to put or place something into something else; to interpose; to add in between.
To support with both hands; to present or offer respectfully; to carry or lift up.
To disturb; to agitate; to stir up trouble
To cover with the hand; to seal; to conceal
To pick up; to gather; to collect (especially fallen grains or items from the ground).
To rescue, save; to lift up; to support
to poke; to stab; to stir up
to tie; to bundle; to bind
To split open; to tear apart; to crack
To spread out; to extend; to lay out
To catch; to capture; to seize
To gather, to collect; to scoop up with both hands.
To stroke; to smooth or arrange with the hand; to rub something between the fingers.
Eight — the formal or financial form of the numeral eight; used in accounting and official documents to prevent forgery.
To defend; to guard; to protect
to bring along; to take along; to carry (something to someone)
To pinch, knead, or mold with the fingers; to fabricate or make up (a story).
to donate; to contribute; to abandon
An obscure character meaning 'to hold, to grasp'; rarely used in modern Chinese.
To push; to shove; to move something by applying force
to pull; to drag; to move
To wrestle; to contend; to compete
to catch; to seize; to capture
To scrape; to pare; to smooth
Progress, advance; to make headway; used to describe work or tasks moving forward.
To twist; to pinch; to squeeze with fingers
To pull, to drag, to haul; to transport by pulling or carrying.
to hold or grasp with the hand; to pick up or take with fingers
Ancient form of 旅 (lǚ), meaning 'travel', 'brigade', or 'troop'.
To search, to investigate, to look for; to seek out.
To wipe; to clean; to polish
To scoop up; to fish for; to dredge
damage, harm, injure; decrease, lose; derogatory term meaning to diminish or belittle
A variant form of 兵 (bīng), meaning 'soldier, troops, military'.
To pick up; to collect; to gather
To exchange; to change; to swap
To pound; to beat; to stir
A non-standard, rare, or dialectal Chinese character; not found in standard dictionaries. Possibly a variant or miswritten form.
To pull; to tug; to drag
To capture; to seize; to apprehend (archaic variant of 擒).
To hold or carry in both hands; to offer respectfully; to flatter or praise excessively
To give up, abandon, relinquish; to sacrifice; to part with something valuable.
To twist; to turn; to wring
To grope, to feel around with the hand; to search blindly.
To press, to touch, to feel with the hand; to palpate; to grope.
To press down; to stroke; to pat
To part; to open; to separate with both hands
According to; based on; to depend on
To pull, tug, or fiddle with something; to sort out or untangle; to work busily with one's hands.
to pull, to drag; to quarrel; to wrangle
To endure; to suffer; to put up with hardship
To roll up; to curl; to coil
To grasp or hold firmly; to clutch; to grip tightly.
Total, overall, general; to gather together; to summarize
To stretch out; to extend; to pull out
To beat; to pound; to strike with a fist or implement
Victory, triumph; quick, nimble, swift; successful achievement.
To seize; to capture; to take hold of
To struggle; to exert force; to wrestle
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.