Chinese Names
作者：梁莲红 任教单位：Polk County Middle School 邮箱：lianglianhong@zoho.com
Pángŭ created heaven and earth;
Nǚwā Made Men
1. When and who to give the name for the baby?
2. The order of the Chinese name. family name
+ give name
梁
莲红
Liáng
Liánhóng
1. Liáng Liánhóng 2. Miss Liáng
3. Liánhong, Lián
Thinking
what is your family name and given name? (请说一说自己的姓氏和名字) (是谁给你取的名字？)
3. The meaning of the name. Bright future
明、灿
míng , càn good luck
福、运
fú , yùn good wishes
佳、美、婷
jiā , měi , tíng the place of birth
杭、京、宁
háng , jīng , níng
3. The meaning of the name. health, longevity and
happiness The time of birth
健、松、寿
jiàn , sōng , shòu 晨、冬
chén , dōng The year of birth
子、寅
zĭ , yín The five elements
金、火、炎
jīn , huŏ , yán
Thinking
what is meaning of your name? (请说一说自己的姓氏和名字) (是谁给你取的名字？)
4. Boys’ names and girls’ names Grand and strong
→虎、龙、雄、伟、刚、强…… hŭ, lóng, xióng, wěi, gāng, qiáng … Gentle and beautiful
→风、花、玉、彩、娟、静…… fēng, huā, yù, căi, juān, jìng…
5. Nicknames of the children "milk name " (奶名) or " little name " (小名) 1. Easy to remember. 2. Lovely and sometimes unique.
3. Like the name of animals or stones. 4. Repetition of one word of the given name.
6. The characters of Chinese names The One Hundred Family Names Family name: usually one character
→赵、钱、 孙、 李、周、吴、郑、王…… Zhào, Qián, Sūn, Lĭ, Zhōu, Wú, Zhèng, Wáng… Chinese compound surnames:
→欧阳、上官、司马、公孙…… Ōuyáng, Shàngguān, Sīmă, Gōngsūn Given name: one or two or three.
→李明、周畅畅、熊王千里…… Lĭmíng, Zhōuchàngchàng, Xióngwángqiānlĭ…
7. Names among the big family ď‚— There used to be the same character for the siblings.
8. The taboos of giving names ď‚— Not allowed to have the same names as the kings. ď‚— Inappropriate or even offensive to use the given
names of relatives who are senior to the speaker.
9. The fashion of buying and changing names Fortune teller and good luck… When things doesn’t go well…
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