Attested Chinese name

迢递 Tiáo Dì

Far and continuous; a long road with many stages.

Given name: 迢递 Usage: neutral Era: classical

This is a basic library entry. The longer editorial profile for this name is still being expanded.

Tiáo Dì

Character by character

迢
tiáo

far; distant

递
dì

distant; successive

Why it works

迢递 (Tiáo Dì) is a classical Chinese given name. 迢 means far; distant; 递 means distant; successive. It comes from Song Ci Sanbaishou (宋詞三百首) / Three Hundred Song Ci, where the text reads “蘭陵王·柳:回頭迢遞便數驛” — Looking back, the road stretches far through several post stations. It is expansive and slightly wistful. It is a descriptive word; it can sound like a phrase. It is a literary name rather than a common modern choice; check the full name aloud with your surname.

Sound

The pinyin is Tiáo Dì. 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 迢递. 迢 — far; distant; 递 — distant; successive.”

A common full-name pattern would be 李迢递 (Lǐ Tiáo Dì), 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 · 蘭陵王·柳:回頭迢遞便數驛

This page is editorial. A name can be a good fit even if it is not in our corpus; use the name checker for an existing name, or the Finder for a new one.