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琼玖 (Qióng Jiǔ) is a classical Chinese given name. 琼 means jade; rare, precious; elegant; (Cant.) to coagulate; 玖 means black-colored jade. It comes from Shijing · Wei Feng · Mu Gua (詩經·衛風·木瓜), where the text reads “投我以木桃，報之以瓊玖” — She threw me a peach; I gave her a jade pendant in return. Precious and courteous, with a poem about gifts. It is a literary name rather than a common modern choice; check the full name aloud with your surname.
Sound
The pinyin is Qióng Jiǔ. 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 琼玖. 琼 — jade; rare, precious; elegant; (Cant.) to coagulate; 玖 — black-colored jade.”
A common full-name pattern would be 李琼玖 (Lǐ Qióng Jiǔ), using the surname 李. You can also use no surname at all.
Source
Shijing · Wei Feng · Mu Gua (詩經·衛風·木瓜) · 投我以木桃，報之以瓊玖
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