Attested Chinese name

如梦 Rú Mèng

Like a dream; fleeting beauty and a soft, unreal quality.

Given name: 如梦 Usage: female Era: classical

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Rú Mèng

Character by character

如
rú

if, supposing; as if; like, as

梦
mèng

dream; visionary; wishful

Why it works

如梦 (Rú Mèng) is a classical Chinese given name. 如 means if, supposing; as if; like, as; 梦 means dream; visionary; wishful. It comes from Song Ci Sanbaishou (宋詞三百首) / Three Hundred Song Ci, where the text reads “如夢令·昨夜雨疏風驟(詞牌)” — As in a dream. It is gentle and lyrical. It is also a ci tune name and a common phrase. It is a literary name rather than a common modern choice; check the full name aloud with your surname.

Sound

The pinyin is Rú Mèng. 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 如梦. 如 — if, supposing; as if; like, as; 梦 — dream; visionary; wishful.”

A common full-name pattern would be 李如梦 (Lǐ Rú Mèng), 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 · 如夢令·昨夜雨疏風驟(詞牌)

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