Rant: Don't Butcher Chinese Names Please
Only reason why I mention it is because you said you liked the name, so I wondered what the meaning of Yi Lan is and if this character followed that.
Xincerely
Welp I have a friend whoβs name is bing bing
Suggestion: Maybe use famous Chinese names except change around the surnames.
BlueRhapsody Thereβs a Bing Bing in a different story as well c: I think using celebrity names but changing the surname doesnβt do much Bc most people can tell when youβre trying to use a celebrity name, but maybe using 1-2 of the characters would work 
Xincerely Yeah, don't be too obvious, but if you take real people's names, at least you'll know they're good/legit.
Is it alright to name a person as pine tree? Like qing song?
Hi! Sorry for bothering you again, but what do you think of the name Ye Chen Yuan and what does it translate to? I'm hoping it fits for the character I'm writing. Thank you so so much again!
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Hi! I'm here again for question 
May I use Li Hua, Gu Jichen and Tan Luo as male names? 
BerriApplepi li hua is a female name??
I can't say that gu jichen is my favorite. there's something about it that's offputting... it's so-so I guess
tan luo is just like jichen.... so-so
yaoyueyi oh! Okay! Thank you!
yaoyueyi still confused though since I have zero knowledge about Chinese words and alphabet
yaoyueyi still confused though since I have zero knowledge about Chinese words and alphabet
What about these names?
Huli Zhi (Male)
Jie Cheng (Male)
Jian Li (Male)
Bai Ling (Female, might have asked about this one already)
Li Heng (Male, Demonic character)
WorstNameEver no to: huli zhi, jian li
okay to: jie cheng, bai ling, li heng
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yaoyueyi ok. Any suggestions for a scholarly, intelligent characters (instead of Jian Li)?
I ran a name I thought of through Google translate and it worked out how I wanted it.
Does Shen Jianting sound good? If not, what part sounds off
WorstNameEver that's okay!
Hi! I have several names here, I hope you can give me inputs (if you don't mind ofc)
For the story background:
The story takes place at a nation which is separated into 5 areas, each symbolizing an element and governed by a clan: North/Earth (Lin ζ), East/Air (Di η¬), South/Fire (Feng ε€), and West/Water: (Qihong η₯ζ³). What are your thoughts about them? I'm a bit concerned with Qihong since I made the surname myself.
For the characters' name:
Zhen Yinyue (η ιΆζ) - is this too generic?
Feng Yang (ε€ ζ) - I initially wanted ι³ Yang, which one is better?
Qihong Jun (η₯ζ³ δΏ)
yaoyueyi What about "Hao Xuan" ?
Its a direct translation of my own name which I did through a Chinese site, but never really thought about how it would be for a native speaker. Also, if its okay, could tell me what it means? Just wanna see if what the site recommended was good.
shinigami8671 there are many different chinese characters that all have the same romanization. therefore, I wouldn't know the exact meaning unless you gave me the characters. but it sounds fine!
SamantaAng di is not a surname. not a big fan of qihong, but the other two are okay.
not a fan of yinyue honestly. it's so-so. I don't really like the other too either, but I think definitely not the yang that means sun for his name.
What about:
Zhen Xiangyue ( η ζ³ζ) (forgot to mention it's a female name XD)
Jiang Mutao (η η©ζΆ) or Jiang Wanhe (η η¬ ζ²³) (male)
Feng Junxu (ε€ εζ) (from your manly name list)
SamantaAng sorry for the late reply!
but I honestly prefer yinyue over xiangyue :joy:
and I prefer wanhe over mutao
and feng junxu is fine!
yaoyueyi It's alright! Although I'm kinda worried bcs you were gone all of sudden
Tbh I kinda like both yinyue and xiangyue, is there any specific reason you prefer yinyue more?
SamantaAng yeah I was kinda stuck without wifi for a few days haha
I like yinyue better bc it just sounds... more suiting for a name, if that makes sense? lol xiangyue kinda reminds me of some name a poet would give their poem, and yinyue sounds more like a name a parent would give their child? that's my logic but if you wanted to go with either it wouldn't be the end of the world or anything :D
yaoyueyi I see, glad you're back
That makes sense, thank you so much!
SamantaAng no problem! glad to help
I named my protagonist Wang Yu what do you think?
FransicoDiy it's alright!
Hello, I just want to ask if a Chinese name was added to a Chinese Surname, will there be a change in meaning since these two words has separate meanings? I mean, do I have to consider the meaning of a surname before I add a first name? Or is it fine as long as the first name has a decent meaning? Like for example, Yang Lixue or Zhang Lixue? I've read somewhere that Lixue means pretty and pure as snow. Thanks in advance. :)
Yuinavarro sorry for the late reply!
no, the surname doesn't really affect the name in most cases. yang lixue and zhang lixue both are fine & the meaning of the name doesn't change. :) the really thing that matters is if the surname sounds good with the first name (which is not really the biggest problem either)
yaoyueyi Also, another thing that gets me frustrated in all English literature attempting to use Chinese characters is when characters literally have the name of, say, Han, when their full name is Lu Han.
Do this applies when Xiao and Er are used?
Anything I should know?