Given name Chinese name

吴贤 Wú Xián

The Wu clan's worthiness, implying high moral character, exceptional talent, and respect.

Given name: 吴贤 Usage: male Era: modern
Wú Xián

Character by character

吴
wú

name of warring state; surname

贤
xián

virtuous, worthy, good; able

Why it works

The Wu clan's worthiness, implying high moral character, exceptional talent, and respect.

Why it reads this way

吴贤 (Wú Xián) is an editorial Chinese given name. 吴 means name of warring state; surname. 贤 means virtuous, worthy, good; able. The feel is noble, capable, honored, leaning male. It's a literary two-character given name, so use it as a starting point and check the full name with a Chinese speaker.

Sound

The pinyin is Wú Xián. 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 吴贤. 吴 — name of warring state; surname; 贤 — virtuous, worthy, good; able.”

A common full-name pattern would be 李吴贤 (Lǐ Wú Xián), using the surname 李. You can also use no surname at all.

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