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Chinese names, by what they mean.

Pick a word — moon, jade, water, bright, wise — and see the published names whose characters carry it. Every name page shows the characters, the pinyin with tones, and what each character means.

45 meanings · 3526 published names. A name can appear under more than one meaning, because most names are built from two characters.

Meaning 美丽 beauty 313 published names with this meaning. Meaning 明亮 light 282 published names with this meaning. Meaning 清明 clear 259 published names with this meaning. Meaning 玉 jade 198 published names with this meaning. Meaning 纯净 pure 159 published names with this meaning. Meaning 安宁 peace 156 published names with this meaning. Meaning 喜悦 joy 153 published names with this meaning. Meaning 宝石·珠 gem 136 published names with this meaning. Meaning 智慧 wisdom 124 published names with this meaning. Meaning 优雅 elegance 114 published names with this meaning. Meaning 树木 tree 111 published names with this meaning. Meaning 沉静 calm 102 published names with this meaning. Meaning 水 water 92 published names with this meaning. Meaning 音乐 music 90 published names with this meaning. Meaning 云·霞 cloud 80 published names with this meaning. Meaning 日·阳 sun 69 published names with this meaning. Meaning 天·空 sky 66 published names with this meaning. Meaning 书艺 arts 61 published names with this meaning. Meaning 芬芳 fragrance 61 published names with this meaning. Meaning 江河溪涧 river 60 published names with this meaning. Meaning 星·辰 star 60 published names with this meaning. Meaning 波涛·潮汐 waves 56 published names with this meaning. Meaning 山·峰 mountain 55 published names with this meaning. Meaning 兰 orchid 52 published names with this meaning. Meaning 诚信 trust 51 published names with this meaning. Meaning 勇 brave 43 published names with this meaning. Meaning 鸟·鹤燕 bird 42 published names with this meaning. Meaning 仁善 kindness 41 published names with this meaning. Meaning 月 moon 40 published names with this meaning. Meaning 雪·霜冰 snow 39 published names with this meaning. Meaning 松柏 pine 38 published names with this meaning. Meaning 雨 rain 36 published names with this meaning. Meaning 刚健 strength 34 published names with this meaning. Meaning 禾秀 grain 33 published names with this meaning. Meaning 花 flower 29 published names with this meaning. Meaning 凤 phoenix 25 published names with this meaning. Meaning 竹 bamboo 24 published names with this meaning. Meaning 荷莲 lotus 22 published names with this meaning. Meaning 海·洋 sea 21 published names with this meaning. Meaning 梅李 plum 20 published names with this meaning. Meaning 风 wind 20 published names with this meaning. Meaning 马·骏 horse 18 published names with this meaning. Meaning 龙 dragon 16 published names with this meaning. Meaning 金 gold 14 published names with this meaning. Meaning 火 fire 11 published names with this meaning.

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