My name in Chinese.
Your name has a story already. Let’s find a Chinese name that carries something of you into a new language — one you can understand, say with confidence, and feel proud to introduce.
Let’s find your name.
Tell us a little about yourself. Every choice helps us find a name with the right sound, feeling and meaning.
Your name possibilities
Names are suggestions, not official translations. Ask a Mandarin-speaking friend before using one for a tattoo or legal document.
A name that feels like yours.
A Chinese name is more than a translation of your English name. The family name comes first; one or two given-name characters follow. Each character has its own associations, but the real meaning emerges when the whole name is spoken and understood together. We look for a name you can explain to a friend and feel comfortable using in everyday life.
Read our naming approach →Tell us your style
Choose the qualities and images that speak to you. Your English name can inspire the sound.
Explore the meaning
See each character, tone-marked pinyin and a plain-English explanation of the whole name.
Say it out loud
Listen, compare your options, then save a simple card with the name you love.
Three characters. A whole new introduction.
A strong name is more than pretty individual characters. It should feel comfortable as a full name, with a clear meaning and a sound you can learn to say.
林 · Lín — a real family name whose character also means “forest.”
知 · Zhī — to know, understand, and learn.
远 · Yuǎn — far away; a long view of the future.
Together: “a person who seeks understanding and looks beyond the immediate horizon.” This is an interpretation of the complete name, not a literal sentence hidden in its characters.