Chinese naming guides
Practical guides to choosing a Chinese name.
What Is My Name in Chinese? 3 Ways to Find Yours
Choose between a sound rendering, a meaning translation and a new Chinese name, with examples and a clear request you can take to a teacher.
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A Chinese surname for Graham: 格 Gé or 葛 Gě?
Graham appears as 格雷姆 and 葛瑞姆. Compare 格 Gé and 葛 Gě through your existing spelling, their different tones and the sounds each leaves out.
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Gray in Chinese: 格 Gé or 葛 Gě?
Gray need not become a colour name. 格 Gé follows 格雷 or 格瑞, while 葛 Gě follows 葛瑞; your existing spelling and preferred tone guide the choice.
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Green in Chinese: Should You Choose Ge or Qing?
If your surname is Green, 格, Gé, gives you a direct connection to the beginning of the established Chinese spelling 格林, Gélín. 青, Qīng, is the more deliber…
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Griffiths in Chinese: 格 Gé or 葛 Gě?
格 Gé keeps Griffiths’s 格里菲斯 opening; 葛 Gě connects to 葛瑞夫思. Compare the tones and the loss of the r and th-s sounds when shortening.
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Gutierrez in Chinese: 古 or 谷, both Gǔ
古 and 谷 both sound Gǔ: one keeps Gutierrez’s 古铁雷斯 opening, the other adds a valley association. Learn why the surname 谷 stays 谷 in traditional writing.
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Hall in Chinese: which surname should you choose?
For Hall, I would start with 霍 — Huò if you want a surname connected to the established Chinese spelling of your name. If the meaning matters more, 堂 — Tán…
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