Attested Chinese name

思齐 Sī Qí

Emulate the virtuous; a classical name about learning from good examples.

Given name: 思齐 Usage: neutral Era: classical

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Sī Qí

Character by character

思
sī

to think, to long for

齐
qí

neat, equal

Why it works

Emulate the virtuous; a classical name about learning from good examples.

Sound

The pinyin is Sī Qí. 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 思齐. 思 — to think, to long for; 齐 — neat, equal.”

A common full-name pattern would be 李思齐 (Lǐ Sī Qí), using the surname 李. You can also use no surname at all.

Source

Analects · Li Ren (論語·里仁) · 見賢思齊焉

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