Chinese naming guides

Practical guides to choosing a Chinese name.

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For Phillips, compare 费 Fèi with transcription-linked 菲, whose surname reading needs care. 马 Mǎ offers an indirect horse association through Philip.

鲍 Bào and 包 Bāo both appear in Powell transcriptions. Compare their written forms and fourth versus first tones, knowing that both lose the ending.

普 Pǔ gives Price a short surname from 普莱斯, with much of the sound left behind. Explore that choice without translating the modern word “price”.

For Ramirez, weigh 拉 Lā’s qualified reading evidence against 来 Lái and 赖 Lài. 米 Mǐ instead preserves the stressed middle of Spanish Ramírez.

Ramos can retain 拉 from 拉莫斯, with care over its surname reading, or choose 枝 Zhī for a branch image. 来 Lái offers a different opening sound.

For Reed, 里 Lǐ and 瑞 Ruì follow different transcriptions. Compare them with 李 Lǐ, red-linked 朱 Zhū or 芦 Lú for deliberate reed-plant imagery.

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