Which are some classic Chinese names?

Modern Chinese names have a mono-symbolic surname. It is followed by a given name with two characters. Some classic names are Xiu, meaning elegant, Zihan, meaning child, Shi, meaning honest, and Tao, meaning large waves.

Which Chinese names mean beautiful and elegant?

Many sweet names in Chinese imply beauty and elegance. Fang, a girls name, means beautiful. Mei also means beauty. Xiù means elegant and beautiful. Wan is another short name that implies grace.

Which Chinese names mean flower and rose?

Many pretty Chinese names symbolize flowers and roses. Li Mei is a Chinese name that means pretty rose. Hua means flower, while Lan means orchid flower. Sai also means a friend and a flower.

Which Chinese names mean lucky?

There are not many names that mean lucky in Chinese. Jiayi, pronounced as CHYA-EE, means auspicious. Wei Qi is a male name in Chinese that means very lucky.

Which Chinese names mean love?

Many Chinese names are symbolic of love. For example, Aibing means love, Ài means love and affection, and Mei is another name that means love.

Which Chinese names mean moon and star?

Many names in China refer to celestial bodies. The popular Chinese name Yue means moon, Sying means star, and Mei xing means beautiful star. You can use them for little girls.

How do Chinese names differ from Western names?

Chinese names are different from Western ones as they start with the family name. It is followed by the given name. The family name consists of one syllable. When deciding the name of a child, you will often find that males of the same generation in a traditional family have the first character of their given names in common (1).

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25 Chinese Baby Names with Meanings, Starting With D

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Name	Gender	Meaning
Daquan	Boy	Intelligent; Big army
Dejuan	Boy	Yahweh is gracious; Heart; Ethics; Beautiful
Daran	Boy	Orchid; Achieve; Great; Oaktree; Arrive at; Intelligent
Dalin	Girl	One who comes from Airelle in France; Achieve; Intelligent; Great; Forest; Jade; Gem
Deyan	Boy	Deed; Action; To do; Heart; Mind; Swallow
Delan	Unisex	Heart; Moral; Orchid
Dong	Boy	East; Pillar; Beam; Winter
Diep	Girl	Leaf; Butterfly
Daliya	Girl	Achieve; Arrive at; Intelligent; Chinese; Reason; Establish; Dawn; Capability; Elegant
Dat	Boy	Earth; Land; Achieve

Damin	Boy	A gentle tamer
Dalian	Unisex	Dahlia flower; Person who lived near a dale or valley
Duan	Girl	Paragraph; Segment; Song; Poem
Dalana	Unisex	Broad; Free; Spacious;Achieve; Intelligent; Elegant; Orchid; Mountain; Mist
Da	Unisex	Achieve; Arrive at; Intelligent; Great
Da-Xia	Girl	Biggest hero
Dali	Unisex	Name of a flower; Gift of god; Goddess of the hunt; Noble; Arriving at logic
Delun	Boy	One who lays down order and gives justice
Dingbang	Boy	One who protects his country
Disung	Boy	A worthy and truthful person

Diu	Girl	One who is down to Earth and a practical person
Dy	Girl	To; Toward; Plum tree
Du	Girl	Birchleaf pear
Dey	Unisex	Favor; Virtue; Morality; To burn
Delian	Unisex	Heart's lotus

Infographic: Unique Chinese Baby Names with Meanings, Starting With D

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Chinese Baby Names with Meanings, Starting With D(infographic)

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