Attested Chinese name

子佩 Zǐ Pèi

Your pendant; a classical image of longing for someone refined.

Given name: 子佩 Usage: female Era: classical

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Zǐ Pèi

Character by character

子
zǐ

child; master

佩
pèi

belt ornament, pendant; wear at waist, tie to the belt; respect

Why it works

子佩 (Zǐ Pèi) is a classical Chinese given name. 子 means child; master; 佩 means belt ornament, pendant; wear at waist, tie to the belt; respect. It comes from Shijing · Zheng Feng · Zi Jin (詩經·鄭風·子衿), where the text reads “青青子佩,悠悠我思” — Blue are the cords of your pendant; my thoughts are long. It is intimate and literary, with a clear Shijing source. The poem is a love song; the name can read romantic. It is a literary name rather than a common modern choice; check the full name aloud with your surname.

Sound

The pinyin is Zǐ Pèi. 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 子佩. 子 — child; master; 佩 — belt ornament, pendant; wear at waist, tie to the belt; respect.”

A common full-name pattern would be 李子佩 (Lǐ Zǐ Pèi), using the surname 李. You can also use no surname at all.

Source

Shijing · Zheng Feng · Zi Jin (詩經·鄭風·子衿) · 青青子佩,悠悠我思

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