Chinese Name and Chinese Culture

• When you call a Chinese name, remember last name always goes first, such as Wang(3), Jun(1)（王军）, instead of June wang (军王) in western form.
• Three character name is the mostly common used form, some people only have two characters name and a few have four characters name.
• Sound, shape, and meanings will be a general rule when choosing a good name.
• Don’t be surprised many Chinese have same names because 100 most common surnames count for 87% of all the names used by the Han people. Of them, 18 most common surnames stand for almost 56% of the Han Chinese and the largest three surnames, li3 ( 李), zhang1 ( 张) and wang2 ( 王), represent over 22% of the Han people.
• Common names in Mainland China:
  For MaleWěi (伟; Great)
  Jiànguó (建国; Build the Country)
  Dōng (东; East)
  Míng (明:bright)
  Kǎi (凯:victorious)
  Jūn (军:army)
  Guāng (光:light)
• For FemaleYīng (英；outstanding person)
  Xuě (雪; Snow, symbolizing purity)
  Měi(美:beautiful)
  Fāng(芳:fragrant)
  Shū (淑:fair,kind,gentle)
  Yún (云:cloud)
  Méi(梅：plum)
  Juān(娟：graceful)