Attested Chinese name

翠袖 Cuì Xiù

Green sleeves; a woman's elegant attire.

Given name: 翠袖 Usage: female Era: classical

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Cuì Xiù

Character by character

翠
cuì

color green; kingfisher

袖
xiù

sleeve; put something in sleeve

Why it works

翠袖 (Cuì Xiù) is a classical Chinese given name. 翠 means color green; kingfisher; 袖 means sleeve; put something in sleeve. It comes from Song Ci Sanbaishou (宋詞三百首) / Three Hundred Song Ci, where the text reads “水龍吟·登建康賞心亭:紅巾翠袖” — Red kerchiefs and green sleeves. It is visual and feminine. It is a literary name rather than a common modern choice; check the full name aloud with your surname.

Sound

The pinyin is Cuì Xiù. 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 翠袖. 翠 — color green; kingfisher; 袖 — sleeve; put something in sleeve.”

A common full-name pattern would be 李翠袖 (Lǐ Cuì Xiù), using the surname 李. You can also use no surname at all.

Source

Song Ci Sanbaishou (宋詞三百首) / Three Hundred Song Ci · 水龍吟·登建康賞心亭:紅巾翠袖

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