Musings on a New Chinese Name
Published on February 18, 2020
Categories: chinese
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Taking notes on characters suitable for creating a new Chinese name. The one I have doesn't sound very Chinese, having been bestowed somewhat haphazardly by otherwise-excellent teachers of introductory Chinese.
Surname list with well over 250 entries, including two-character ones: www.diyifanwen.com/tool/baijiaxing
Surname candidate syllables: [zhang zheng zhong zhai zhan jing]. Candidate characters:
- 暲 zhang1 sunrise; bright
- 荆 jing1
- 峥 zheng1 lofty, noble; steep, high, perilous 峥嵘
- 晸 zhen3,zheng3 appearance of the sun
- 绛 jiang4 purple-red
"M"-initial candidate syllables: [ma man mang mai mu mi miao miu mao men meng mei]. Candidate characters:
- 狇 mu4 no meaning listed (NML)
- 莯 mu4 NML
- 睦 mu4 friendly amiable peaceful
- 渺 miao3 endlessly long, boundless, vast
- 淼 miao3 a vast expanse of water
- 玅 miao4 mysterious, subtle, exquisite
"W"-initial candidate syllables: [wa wan wang wu wo wei weng]. Candidate characters:
- 日子旁，右边是伟的右边 wěi "the bright shining of the sun" (apparently not typeable on mac)