Chinese given names (Chinese: 名; pinyin: míng) are the given names adopted by speakers of the Chinese language, both in majority-Sinophone countries and among the Chinese diaspora.
Chinese naming conventions arrange names as follows: [FAMILY NAME] [given name]. For example, ZHANG Chen (male) and WANG Xiu (female). The family name (or 'surname') is inherited from one's parents and shared with other members of the individual's immediate family .
Man is a common last name found among Overseas Chinese communities around the world. In fact, "Man" is the transliteration of several different Chinese surnames. Its meaning varies depending on how it is spelled in Chinese, and which dialect it is pronounced in.
The use of the first name in Chinese culture comes down to intimacy and familiarity. As such, only family and very close friends would address him as 'Wei'. Addressing Mr Chen as Mr Wei would be overly presumptuous on your part and indicate a poor understanding of Chinese naming culture.
Zhang is the pinyin romanization of the very common Chinese surname written 张 in simplified characters and 張 in traditional characters. It is spoken in the first tone: Zhāng. It is a surname that exists in many languages and cultures, corresponding to the surname 'Archer' in English for example.
Xiao is a common last name found among Overseas Chinese communities around the world. In fact, "Xiao" is the transliteration of several different Chinese surnames.
Zhao (/dʒaʊ/; traditional Chinese: 趙; simplified Chinese: 赵; pinyin: Zhào; Wade–Giles: Chao⁴) is a Chinese-language surname. The name is first in the Hundred Family Surnames – the traditional list of all Chinese surnames – because it was the emperor's surname of the Song Dynasty (960–1279) when the list was compiled.
Chinese names are different from Western names. They start with the family name followed by the given name. The family name usually has one syllable. All the top 100 Chinese family names have only one syllable and these surnames cover about 85 percent of mainly China's citizens.
Many Chinese names are gender-neutral, but certain names are more commonly given to boys than girls. Here are the most common Chinese male names: Qiang: Meaning “strong” or “better”. Tao: Meaning “large wave” or “peach”.
It's a long-established tradition
Until the mid-1900s in China, a person usually had three names besides his or her surname: ming, zi and hao. Ming is the name given by parents; Zi is the name granted to a person at the beginning of adulthood – men usually at the age of 20 and women at 15.
Traditionally, Chinese given names are structured by a two-character pattern. The first part is the generation name that is shared by all members of a generation, and the last character is given to the individual person. The reason Chinese people write their surname first is to show respect to the ancestors.
Xi is a common last name found among Overseas Chinese communities around the world. In fact, "Xi" is the transliteration of several different Chinese surnames. Its meaning varies depending on how it is spelled in Chinese, and which dialect it is pronounced in.
Surname is the family name or the last name of a person, whereas first name is the unique name given to a person at birth, also referred to as his Christian name. Surname is passed down generations, whereas first names are unique depending upon physical attributes or circumstances at birth of a kid.
Xiao is a gender-neutral name of Chinese origin and has several meanings, but the most notable translations are “dawn”, “little”, and “reverent of the elderly.” Xiao's connotation with the morning will make natural early-risers fall in love with this precious moniker.
Kai is a common last name found among Overseas Chinese communities around the world. In fact, "Kai" is the transliteration of several different Chinese surnames. Its meaning varies depending on how it is spelled in Chinese, and which dialect it is pronounced in.
Many people have a Chinese name and an English name. This is a common custom in China but not as common in other Asian countries like Japan and Korea. Historically, there are many reasons why people in China also have an English name.
The word before the comma "," is the last name and the one after is the first name. For Chinese, last name usually has 1 word like "Li", “Wang”, “Zhang” and etc, while the first name(s) can be two words, like "Meimei", "JIanguo" and etc.
Zhāng Wěi 张伟, Wáng Wěi 王伟, and Lǐ Nà 李娜 are the three most common full names.
Li or Lee ([lì]; Chinese: 李; pinyin: Lǐ) is a common Chinese surname, it is the 4th name listed in the famous Hundred Family Surnames. Li is one of the most common surnames in Asia, shared by 92.76 million people in China, and more than 100 million in Asia.
Xin (Wade–Giles: Hsin) is the romanization of several Chinese surnames including Xīn 辛, Xīn 新 and Xìn 信, etc. Xīn 辛 is the most common one among these names, it is 379th surname in Hundred Family Surnames.
The name Xiang is Chinese and means 'soars above others', 'lucky' or 'fragrant'. The name also comes from the name of the Xiang River in southern China. It can be both a girls and a boys name.
Tran is a last name commonly found in United States among its Chinese community. It is the transliteration of a Chinese surname meaning: Chen (c.
Xiao is a unisex Chinese name and has many meanings including 'dawn, morning', 'little' or 'respectful, reverent'. It can also be used in with a person's last name to call younger generation eg with a surname Chan, anyone that is older will call the younger person Xiao Chan.
Xiao was merely a moniker granted to him after he was rescued by a god. His other more formal name for his Yaksha designation is Alatus.