Native Chinese names For
Pauline Chan
Here are meanings of each Chinese character only. More information about it, such as traditional character(s), how to write it stroke by stroke, native Chinese name(s), phrase(s) and calligraphy character images helpful to your Chinese tattoos, etc are available by clicking on the character.
The first Chinese character, 陈,
- arrange in order; lay out; put on display;
- state; explain; speak logically;
- old; having stored for a long time (e.g. wine, alcohol, etc);
- stale; not fresh;
- a very common family name.
The second Chinese character, 宝,
- highly valued object; or person who is much loved or valued; treasure;
- precious; treasured;
- (honorific) your;
- kind of gambling tool in ancient time;
- a not common family name.
The third Chinese character, 莲,
- lotus; lotus flower;
- a not common family name.
About Native Chinese Names
A native Chinese name is a name in conformity with Chinese naming culture and tradition, and is not only for native Chinese all over the world, but also for people from countries those affected by Chinese culture or tradition in history.
And now, more and more foreigners who come to China, such as businessman or businesswomen, students, diplomats, etc, also get a good native Chinese name based on his/her English names or the transliterated Chinese names.
Briefly, a native Chinese name is consisted of a family name and a name. And the family name is always put in the beginning of a name and normally is formed by one word or two words, while the later is called a compound family name. Now there are more than one thousand Chinese family names which are mainly inherited from generations. In China, a married woman keeps her original family name, rather than the husband’s family name.
Cultured, is a key word for a Chinese name. Because the name excluding the family name is composed by one or two words, seldom more than two words, parents or grandparents always want it be meaningful.
A good name is thought to be from Chinese phrases, idioms, classical or the wisdom of the ancients, to have an approval meaning, and not to have the same or similar sound to some undesirable or ominous words, and, with a higher standard, to be pronounced in rhythmic. So every native Chinese name has a literal or suggestive meaning.
It is impossible for me to give finely the meaning of each name, so Chinese phrases are suggested by the word of each name and more Chinese characters or idioms are available by following links, which are better for you to learn and understand Chinese name meaning, and if you like, are very good for your Chinese symbol tattoos.