Attested Chinese name

笃行 Dǔ Xíng

Earnest practice; putting learning into action.

Given name: 笃行 Usage: male Era: classical

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Dǔ Xíng

Character by character

笃
dǔ

deep, true, sincere, genuine

行
xíng

to walk, conduct

Why it works

笃行 (Dǔ Xíng) is a classical Chinese given name. 笃 means deep, true, sincere, genuine; 行 means to walk, conduct. It comes from Zhongyong (中庸) / The Doctrine of the Mean, where the text reads “博學之,審問之,慎思之,明辨之,篤行之” — Learn broadly, inquire carefully, reflect carefully, discern clearly, practice earnestly. A grounded, action-oriented name. It can sound like a motto. It is a literary name rather than a common modern choice; check the full name aloud with your surname.

Sound

The pinyin is Dǔ Xíng. 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 笃行. 笃 — deep, true, sincere, genuine; 行 — to walk, conduct.”

A common full-name pattern would be 李笃行 (Lǐ Dǔ Xíng), using the surname 李. You can also use no surname at all.

Source

Zhongyong (中庸) / The Doctrine of the Mean · 博學之,審問之,慎思之,明辨之,篤行之

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