Attested Chinese name

琼琚 Qióng Jū

A beautiful jade pendant; generosity, reciprocation, and preciousness.

Given name: 琼琚 Usage: female Era: classical
Qióng Jū

Character by character

琼
qióng

jade; rare, precious; elegant; (Cant.) to coagulate

琚
jū

girdle ornaments

Why it works

琼琚 (Qióng Jū) is a classical Chinese given name. 琼 means jade; rare, precious; elegant; (Cant.) to coagulate; 琚 means girdle ornaments. It comes from Shijing · Wei Feng · Mu Gua (詩經·衛風·木瓜), where the text reads “投我以木瓜,報之以瓊琚” — She threw me a quince; I gave her a jade pendant in return. The name is precious and courteous, with a poem about gifts and friendship. It is a literary name rather than a common modern choice; check the full name aloud with your surname.

Sound

The pinyin is Qióng Jū. 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 琼琚. 琼 — jade; rare, precious; elegant; (Cant.) to coagulate; 琚 — girdle ornaments.”

A common full-name pattern would be 李琼琚 (Lǐ Qióng Jū), using the surname 李. You can also use no surname at all.

Source

Shijing · Wei Feng · Mu Gua (詩經·衛風·木瓜) · 投我以木瓜,報之以瓊琚

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