Attested Chinese name

采萧 Cǎi Xiāo

Gathering mugwort; autumn and longing.

Given name: 采萧 Usage: female Era: classical

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Cǎi Xiāo

Character by character

采
cǎi

to pick, to gather

萧
xiāo

mugwort; artemisia

Why it works

采萧 (Cǎi Xiāo) is a classical Chinese given name. 采 means to pick, to gather; 萧 means mugwort; artemisia. It comes from Shijing · Wang Feng · Cai Ge (詩經·王風·采葛), where the text reads “彼采蕭兮,一日不見,如三秋兮” — She gathers mugwort; one day without seeing her feels like three autumns. It is seasonal and gentle, with a strong folk-song cadence. The poem is about longing; the name can feel romantic. It is a literary name rather than a common modern choice; check the full name aloud with your surname.

Sound

The pinyin is Cǎi Xiāo. Say it slowly, then at normal speed. If a tone feels difficult, practice the syllable alone before putting the full name together. A Chinese speaker will usually understand an imperfect tone in context, but the closer you get, the more natural the name feels.

How to introduce it

“My Chinese name is 采萧. 采 — to pick, to gather; 萧 — mugwort; artemisia.”

A common full-name pattern would be 李采萧 (Lǐ Cǎi Xiāo), using the surname 李. You can also use no surname at all.

Source

Shijing · Wang Feng · Cai Ge (詩經·王風·采葛) · 彼采蕭兮,一日不見,如三秋兮

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