myx Posted November 10, 2004 at 01:57 PM Report Posted November 10, 2004 at 01:57 PM ni hao! can anyone offer some help with my chinese name? i'm half chinese, and my grandfather gave me one when i was a baby. unfortunately, he died when i was 3 years old, and no one was able to get/remember my chinese name. can anyone give me tips? can i just choose any 2 words and use it? our last name is wang (my mom's last name, my aunties say it'd be better to use that to denote my bloodline). i was thinking something related to art, or astrology (stars, etc.) is Guang1 Xing1 okay? or Jiao2 Xing1? sorry if i'm flooding you all with questions heehee thanx guys, really appreciate it. Quote
skylee Posted November 10, 2004 at 02:08 PM Report Posted November 10, 2004 at 02:08 PM It would be useful if you tell us what you want to call yourself (the meaning of your new name). And also your real first name for reference. And also your gender. Quote
myx Posted November 10, 2004 at 02:19 PM Author Report Posted November 10, 2004 at 02:19 PM oh sorry hehe ^_^ my name's [edit name], male. Guang1 Xing1 and Jiao2 Xing1 both mean "bright star". thanks! Quote
skylee Posted November 10, 2004 at 02:36 PM Report Posted November 10, 2004 at 02:36 PM Wang Guangxing 王光星 is not bad. Or you could try Wang Liangxing (王亮星), which also means bright star. Sorry I am not sure which Jiao2 means bright. If it is jiao3, then it is 皎星, which is more elegant than the above two and it also means bright (and clear) star. I think both 皎星 (jiao3 xing1) and 星皎 (xing1 jiao3) are good. Quote
myx Posted November 10, 2004 at 02:46 PM Author Report Posted November 10, 2004 at 02:46 PM oh yeah i was thinking jiao3xing. thanx for your help! i think i'll use 王皎星. xiexie nin! Quote
confucius Posted November 11, 2004 at 10:23 AM Report Posted November 11, 2004 at 10:23 AM If you really want to be a (bright) star then you can call yourself 王明星 Quote
LiYuanXi Posted November 12, 2004 at 01:32 AM Report Posted November 12, 2004 at 01:32 AM 明星? That will make you a real "star". Quote
jsku Posted November 12, 2004 at 05:32 AM Report Posted November 12, 2004 at 05:32 AM Well his name is Michael Douglas...right.... so 王明星 fits him perfectly!!! 皎星 might get confused with 姣星! Quote
gingersoup Posted November 25, 2004 at 11:44 AM Report Posted November 25, 2004 at 11:44 AM All other names are good. but DON'T CHOOSE "星皎"...........The pronunciation may cause some misapprehend with other two chinese characters which are not good for name..... Quote
myx Posted November 25, 2004 at 02:30 PM Author Report Posted November 25, 2004 at 02:30 PM yep! an aunt told me that too hehehe ^_^ i chose Wang LiangXing. i also had a rubber stamp made for it, since i'm still saving up for a real marble seal... need it coz i'm having chinese painting classes. rubber stamps are okay for seals right? Quote
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