芝厉 Zhī Lì

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Character by character

Why it works

Noble like the lingzhi mushroom, sharp like a whetstone, refined and tough.

Why it reads this way

芝厉 (Zhī Lì) is an editorial Chinese given name. 芝 means sesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; 'a divine and felicitous plant' (Karlgren). 厉 means whetstone; grind, sharpen; whet. The feel is noble, sharp, enduring, leaning female. 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 Zhī Lì. 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 芝厉. 芝 — sesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; 'a divine and felicitous plant' (Karlgren); 厉 — whetstone; grind, sharpen; whet.”

A common full-name pattern would be 李芝厉 (Lǐ Zhī Lì), using the surname 李. You can also use no surname at all.

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