CN101 (2024 Fall) Chinese Names
Unlike English, the order of Chinese name is to put the Family Name first, and then comes with the Given Name. Modern Chinese names consist of a monosyllabic surname pronounced as xìng (姓) , followed by a mono- or disyllabic personal name pronounced as míng (名). The Hundred Family Surnames (Chinese: 百家姓; pinyin: Bǎijiāxìng) is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. The book was composed in the early Song Dynasty (960-1279). It initially contained 411 surnames, and was later expanded to 504.
Click on the audio link above to practice your Chinese name pronunciation. You can copy and paste your Chinese name into MDBG to see the meaning of your name (word by word) and its writing stroke order. If you can't find the stroke order for a particular word from MDBG, you can also try this web link here.
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English Name
1. Da Silva, Mateus 2. Delong, Jonathan 3. Ferreira, Julia 4. Lamas, Olivia 5. Lazdowski, Madelyn 6. Lima, Laura 7. Ninonuevo, Jenaz 8. Perconti, Alexander 9. Ryan, Shannon 10. Santiago, Kristal 11. Sartori, Alyssa 12. Schauster, Isabella 13. Sullivan, Hannah 14. Wira, Charles |
Family Name
(姓Xìng,） 1. 马 Mǎ 2. 龙 Lóng 3. 方 Fāng 4. 蓝 Lán 5. 齐 Qí 6. 李 Lǐ 7. 倪 Ní 8. 潘 Pān 9. 阮 Ruǎn 10. 汤 Tāng 11. 唐 Táng 12. 薛 Xuē 13. 苏 Sū 14. 魏 Wèi |
Given Name
(名míng) 1. 天世 tiān shì 2. 杰生 jié shēng 3. 之笠 zhī lì 4. 薇雅 wēi yǎ 5. 美茹 měi rú 6. 罗兰 luó lán 7. 建男 jiàn nán 8. 安德 ān dé 9. 姗妮 shān nī 10. 思朵 sī duǒ 11. 安莉 ān lì 12. 贝拉 bèi lā 13. 涵 hán 14. 查理 chá lǐ |
名字 (Full Name)
(姓名Xìngmíng） 1. 马天世 Mǎ tiān shì
2. 龙杰生 Lóng jié shēng 3. 方之笠 Fāng zhī lì 4. 蓝薇雅 Lán wēi yǎ 5. 齐美茹 Qí měi rú 6. 李罗兰 Lǐ luó lán 7. 倪建男 Ní jiàn nán 8. 潘安德 Pān ān dé 9. 阮姗妮 Ruǎn shān nī 10. 汤思朵 Tāng sī duǒ 11. 唐安莉 Táng ān lì 12. 薛贝拉 Xuē bèi lā 13. 苏涵 Sū hán 14. 魏查理 Wèi chá lǐ |
Self-Introduction
The following basic greetings apply to all situations when we meet someone for the first time. We always say "你好 Nǐ hǎo" first, and then introduce our names. “How about You 你呢 Nǐ ne ? " is then added to ask the name of the person you are greeting.
Four-Tone Practice using your Chinese Name
The following video will guide you to complete your L0 Speaking Assignment task, "Four-Tone Practice using your Chinese Name". In the exercise, we used an example of the name of a character in our textbook, 高文中 (Gāo wénzhōng). You can then replace it with your name to complete this specific task.