Name Characters

Characters that actually appear in names.

Meaning, sound, and usage — without treating every dictionary character as a name character.

云 yún natural · calm cloud 亦 yì modern · elegant also 佑 yòu warm · strong to bless, to protect 佳 jiā warm · elegant good, beautiful 修 xiū scholarly · elegant to cultivate 兰 lán natural · elegant orchid 初 chū modern · calm beginning 华 huá bright · classic splendid; China 可 kě cute · warm can; agreeable 哲 zhé scholarly wise, sagacious; wise man, sage 嘉 jiā warm · elegant excellent, auspicious 夏 xià warm · natural summer 天 tiān strong · bright sky, heaven 妍 yán elegant beautiful, handsome; seductive 姝 shū elegant · classic beautiful woman 娜 nà elegant · cute graceful 婉 wǎn natural amiable, congenial; restrained 婷 tíng elegant pretty; attractive; graceful 子 zǐ classic · modern child; master 宁 níng calm · elegant peaceful, tranquil 宇 yǔ strong · modern universe; eaves 安 ān calm · safe peace, safety 山 shān natural · strong mountain 岚 lán natural · elegant mountain mist 川 chuān natural · strong river 心 xīn warm · calm heart, mind 思 sī scholarly · calm to think, to long for 怡 yí warm · elegant joyful, harmonious 悦 yuè warm · elegant joy 扬 yáng strong · bright to raise, to spread 旭 xù natural · bright · artistic rising sun; brilliance; radiant 昊 hào natural summer time; sky; heaven 明 míng bright · scholarly bright, clear 昕 xīn bright dawn; early morning; day 星 xīng bright · modern star 晗 hán bright pre-dawn 晟 chéng bright clear, bright; splendor, brightness 晨 chén bright · modern morning 景 jǐng bright · elegant scenery, bright 晴 qíng bright · natural clear sky 曦 xī bright · warm morning sunlight 月 yuè elegant · calm moon 望 wàng elegant · calm to look toward, hope 松 sōng natural · strong pine 树 shù natural · strong tree 桐 tóng natural · elegant paulownia tree 梓 zǐ natural · modern catalpa tree 欣 xīn warm · bright joy 歌 gē warm · artistic song 沐 mù natural · warm to bathe 流 liú natural to flow 浩 hào strong · natural vast 海 hǎi natural · strong sea 涛 tāo strong · natural great waves 涵 hán calm · elegant to contain, to nourish 清 qīng natural · elegant clear, pure 源 yuán natural · scholarly source, origin 溪 xī natural · calm stream 澜 lán natural · expansive great waves, expansive water 然 rán calm · elegant so, correct 煜 yù bright bright, shining, brilliant 熙 xī bright bright, splendid, glorious 玮 wěi elegant type of jade; rare, valuable 玲 líng elegant · cute tinkling jade 珂 kē elegant · warm inferior kind of jade 珊 shān coral 琛 chēn treasure, valuables 琦 qí elegant gem, precious stone, jade 琪 qí elegant type of jade 琳 lín elegant beautiful jade, gem 瑞 ruì felicitous omen; auspicious 瑶 yáo elegant precious jade 瑾 jǐn elegant brilliance of gems; fine jade 璇 xuán elegant · natural beautiful jade; star 璐 lù elegant beautiful variety of jade 睿 ruì shrewd, astute, clever, keen 知 zhī scholarly · calm to know 竹 zhú natural · elegant bamboo 美 měi elegant · classic beautiful 致 zhì scholarly · strong to reach, to achieve 舒 shū calm · elegant to unfold, comfort, ease 航 háng strong · modern to sail, to navigate 若 ruò elegant · classical like, as if 茜 qiàn madder, Rubia cordifolia; reeds 莹 yíng elegant · bright luster of gems; bright, lustrous 萱 xuān day-lily, Hemerocallis flava 薇 wēi natural · elegant fern, rose 行 xíng strong · scholarly to walk, conduct 言 yán scholarly · elegant words, speech 轩 xuān strong · modern high; windowed carriage 辰 chén bright · elegant celestial body; time 远 yuǎn strong · scholarly far, distant, far-reaching 采 cǎi natural · classical to pick, to gather 野 yě natural · modern field, wild 阳 yáng bright · strong sun, bright 雨 yǔ natural · calm rain 青 qīng natural · classical green, youth 静 jìng calm · elegant quiet, still, calm 音 yīn artistic · elegant sound 齐 qí classical · scholarly neat, equal