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Bee 美 f & m Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Mei 1.

Biao 彪, 标, 表, 飚 m Chinese
From Chinese 彪 (biāo) meaning "tiger stripes, small tiger", 标 (biāo) meaning "mark, sign, award, prize", 表 (biǎo) meaning "surface, outside, exterior, table, form" or 飚 (biāo) meaning "whirlwind", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Bin 斌, 彬, 滨, 宾 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 斌 or 彬 (bīn) meaning "refined", 滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, seashore" or 宾 (bīn) meaning "visitor, guest", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Boon 文, 雯 m & f Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Wen.

Cāng 苍 f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese "苍" (Cāng) meaning "Blue" or "Green"

Chee 志 m & f Chinese (Teochew), Chinese (Hokkien)
Teochew and Hokkien romanization of Zhi.

Chi 炽 m Chinese
Derived from the character 炽 (Chí) meaning “blaze” or “flame.”

Cho 周 f Korean, Chinese (Rare)
Koreanized form of Chinese Zhou.

Choon 俊, 春 m & f Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Jun 1 or Chun.

Co m Chinese

Cong 聪, 琮, 囱 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 聪 (cōng) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright", 琮 (cóng) meaning "jade vessel" or 囱 (cōng) meaning "chimney, funnel", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Eng 瑛, 英, 永, 荣 m & f Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Ying, Yong or Rong.

Fēng 楓 f & m Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese "楓" (Fēng) meaning "Maple". In Japanese it can be spelled as Kaede.

Gé m & f Chinese
In use in China since the 7th century. It was the name of a state emperor.

Guan m Chinese
Transferred from the surname "Guan".

Hang 航, 杭, 行 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 航 or 杭 (háng) meaning "ship, boat, sail, navigate" or 行 (háng) meaning "business, line, row", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Hei m Chinese
"black, dark"

I 一 f Chinese
Variant of Yi.

Jang m & f Chinese

Kiat 杰, 洁, 傑, 潔, 吉 m & f Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Jie.

Kiong 强, 強 m Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Qiang.

Kiun 君 m Chinese (Wu)
Wu Chinese transcription of 君 (see Jun 1).

Kok 国, 國 m & f Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Guo.

Kuai m Chinese

Kuen m Chinese
Means "the first" in Chinese.

Kwa f Chinese (Rare)
Transferred from the surname "Kwa".

Kwei m Chinese

Lao m Chinese
Derived from the surname Lao.

Leng 玲, 令, 灵, 龄 f & m Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Ling.

Lie 烈 m Chinese
Liè is Chinese for "ardent". Ardent means either enthusiastic or passionate, or burning or glowing.

Lui 雷 m & f Chinese
Means "thunder" in Cantonese.

Man 曼, 满, 漫, 蛮 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 曼 (màn) meaning "long, handsome, beautiful, refined", 满 (mǎn) meaning "full", 漫 (màn) meaning "overflow, flood, free, unrestrained" or 蛮 (mán) meaning "savage, rough, rash", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Mei 媚 f Chinese (Modern, Archaic)
From Chinese 媚 (meì) meaning "especially beautiful", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Meng 明 m Chinese (Teochew)
Means "light" in Chinese.

Meng 梦, 猛, 蒙, 濛, 孟 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", 濛 (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout"... [more]

Mi 蜜 f & m Chinese
Means "honey" in Mandarin.

Mou 眸 f Chinese (Modern, Archaic)
From Chinese 眸 (móu) meaning "beautiful eyes", scheme", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Nan 男, 南, 楠 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 男 (nán) meaning "man, male, son", 南 (nán) meaning "south" or 楠 (nán) meaning "Chinese cedar", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Nien 你恩, 悄民 f Chinese (Hokkien)
NIEN from girlgroup TripleS, Used in Taiwan

Pei 培, 配, 沛, 佩 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 培 (péi) meaning "foster, cultivate, nourish", 配 (pèi) meaning "match, join, deserve", 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious" or 佩 (pèi) meaning "wear, admire", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Peng 鹏, 蓬 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鹏 (péng) referring to a large, legendary bird in Chinese mythology or 蓬 (péng) meaning "flourishing, prospering, vigorous", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Poh 宝, 寶 f & m Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Bao.

Qia 洽, 恰 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洽 (qià) meaning "just, exactly, precisely; proper", 恰 (qiā) meaning "to blend with, be in harmony; to penetrate; to cover; a river in Shenxi" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Qiong 琼, 瓊 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "fine jade, exquisite, beautiful" or 瓊 (qióng) meaning "red jade", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Quan 权, 泉, 權, 全, 荃 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain", 权 (quán) meaning "power, right, authority", 全 (quán) meaning "whole, entire, all", 荃 (quán) meaning "fine cloth" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Qun 群 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 群 (qún) meaning "group, crowd, numerous, many", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Quo m Chinese

Quon m Chinese
In Chinese, Quon means "shining". It has variations across various other cultures, including Quinn, Juan 1, and Quanah.

Ran 冉, 然, 染 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 冉 (rǎn) meaning "tender, weak", 然 (rán) meaning "so, thus, correct, right" or 染 (rǎn) meaning "dye, tint", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Rao 娆 f Chinese
From Chinese 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating". Other Character is possible.

Rui 芮 ? m & f Chinese
Chinese name meaning luck. Commonly used as a surname Rui, but may be used as a forename.

Rui 蕊, 瑞, 睿, 锐, 芮 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "flower bud", 瑞 (ruì) meaning "auspicious", 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute", 锐 (ruì) meaning "sharp, keen" or 芮 (ruì) meaning "small", as well as other characters with the same pronunciation.

Shan 山, 珊, 杉, 鳝 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 山 (shān) meaning "mountain", 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir" or 鳝 (shàn) meaning "eel"... [more]

Shang m Chinese
From cháng, meaning "still, yet".

Shuang 爽, 霜 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "refreshing, clear, straightforward" or 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Shuo 硕, 朔, 烁, 铄 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 硕 (shuò) meaning "large, big, great", 朔 (shuò) meaning "new moon, north", 烁 (shuò) meaning "bright, brilliant, luminous, glisten, glimmer" or 铄 (shuò) meaning "fuse, melt, fine, glorious", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Shwei 翠 f & m Korean, Chinese
Koreanized form of Cui.

Siew 秀, 晓, 修, 寿, 诗 f & m Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xiu, Xiao, Shou, Shi or Shao.

Son 苍 f Korean, Chinese
Koreanized form of chinese Cāng.

Sun 孙, 笋, 隼, 荪 m & f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 孙 (sūn) meaning "grandson/descendant", 笋 (sǔn) meaning "bamboo shoot", 隼 (sǔn) meaning "falcon", 荪 (sūn) meaning "fragrant grass" or any other Chinese character with the same pronunciation.... [more]

Swee 瑞 m & f Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Rui.

Teck 德 m Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of De.

Tian 甜, 天, 恬, 添 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet", 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven", 恬 (tián) meaning "calm, quiet, tranquil, peaceful" or 添 (tiān) meaning "add, increase", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Tong 彤, 统, 同, 仝, 通 m Chinese
From Chinese 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermillion", 统 (tǒng) meaning "command, control, unite, unify", 同 or 仝 (tóng) meaning "same, identical, together" or 通 (tōng) meaning "pass, travel, go through", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Wah f & m Chinese
Chinese variant of Hua, meaning neat, or good looking.

Wong m Chinese
Transferred use of the surname Wong 1 or Wong 2.

Xi 曦 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine" or "dawn sunlight."

Xian 现, 弦, 先, 宪, 娴 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 现 (xiàn) meaning "present, current, appear, manifest", 弦 (xián) meaning "string, chord", 先 (xiān) meaning "first, before", 宪 (xiàn) meaning "law", 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful", 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, good, worthy", 咸 (xián) meaning "all, completely, savoury, salty" or 羨 (xiàn) meaning "envy, admire, covet"... [more]

Xing 兴, 行, 星, 惺, 杏 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 兴 (xīng) meaning "rise, flourish, prosper", 行 (xíng) meaning "carry out, execute, perform", 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet", 惺 (xīng) meaning "clever, intelligent" or 杏 (xìng) meaning "apricot"... [more]

Xuan 璇, 选, 轩, 玄, 萱 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black" or 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily"... [more]

Yuk m & f Chinese (Hakka)
It means real in Chinese

Yules m & f Chinese

Zang m & f Chinese

Zao 造, 早 m & f Chinese
This name is used as either 造 (zào, cào, cāo) for males meaning "construct, build, begin, prepare" or 早 (zǎo) for females meaning "early, soon, morning."... [more]

Zei m Chinese

Zha 查 m & f Chinese

Zhang 彰 m & f Chinese
From the character 彰 (zhang) meaning "clear, apparent", or any other character pronounced similarly.

Zhao m & f Chinese
The name of a Chinese area in the Zhou dynasty. This was the name of several Chinese emperors, including Empress Wu Zetian.

Zhuo 卓, 茁 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 卓 (zhuó) meaning "tall, lofty, outstanding", 茁 (zhuó) meaning "sprout, flourish" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Ziang 王子昂 m Chinese

Zing f & m Chinese (Rare)
Two name beares are Zing Jian-han and Zing Jie-gan, athletes from the National Pei Men Senior High School.

Zou f & m Chinese

Zun 遵 f & m Chinese
Means Kingdom in Chinese