Ruika Posted May 11, 2021 at 12:21 PM Report Posted May 11, 2021 at 12:21 PM I have studied Chinese for 10+ years now. And I hope to travel to China maybe next year. So it would be nice to have a Chinese name by then. Do you think that 瑞咔 would be a good name? I like it because it sounds a lot like my real name. Thanks in advance! Hope you can help. Quote
Apollys Posted May 14, 2021 at 04:23 AM Report Posted May 14, 2021 at 04:23 AM You can always go for a direct transliteration, but since you've been studying Chinese for so long, maybe you also want to consider coming up with a "real" name instead? I think it's largely personal preference, but for me I would much prefer to give myself a more "real" name than just a transliteration of the sounds of my English name. Quote
Ruika Posted May 17, 2021 at 01:43 PM Author Report Posted May 17, 2021 at 01:43 PM Thanks for your feedback! I think I prefer a transliteration of my Western name. I like the first character 瑞 (auspicious) because I am from 瑞典 (Sweden). However, I am a bit unsure about the second character. Is there a better choice of character? ka1 咖? ke1 科? Quote
Lu Posted May 17, 2021 at 03:13 PM Report Posted May 17, 2021 at 03:13 PM I've never seen 咔 or 咖 in a Chinese name, and it doesn't seem like a good choice. Perhaps consider 可 instead. Also, wait for the opinion of a native speaker (which I am not). If you've studied Chinese for over ten years, perhaps you can ask one of your teachers for help? Quote
Ruika Posted May 17, 2021 at 05:42 PM Author Report Posted May 17, 2021 at 05:42 PM Thanks for your answer! Yes, it would be perfect if a native speaker reads this and could give some advice. My Swedish name means something like "mighty/rich" + "hard/firm". Maybe it would be better to try to translate that into Chinese? Quote
Ruika Posted May 17, 2021 at 06:52 PM Author Report Posted May 17, 2021 at 06:52 PM Now I have tried to translate my name into Chinese. I think 伟坚 will be a good name. The meaning is "great/big" + "strong/solid/firm". Quote
Takeshi Posted May 18, 2021 at 03:56 AM Report Posted May 18, 2021 at 03:56 AM Are you male or female? If female, some form of jia might be fitting in a name, like 佳 or 嘉 . These characters are often used to transliterate the "ka" sound (I think). Note: I am not a native speaker. Quote
NanJingDongLu Posted May 19, 2021 at 03:25 PM Report Posted May 19, 2021 at 03:25 PM I asked a native speaker and they said the following: On 5/11/2021 at 1:21 PM, Ruika said: 瑞咔 This isn't a good name On 5/17/2021 at 4:13 PM, Lu said: I've never seen 咔 or 咖 in a Chinese name, and it doesn't seem like a good choice. Perhaps consider 可 instead. Exactly. On 5/17/2021 at 7:52 PM, Ruika said: 伟坚 This sounds bad On 5/18/2021 at 4:56 AM, Takeshi said: 佳 or 嘉 These are great but 佳 is more suitable for girls. 嘉 could be a good character for your name. EDIT: I just noticed the first part of the sentence was "if you're a girl" so that makes sense. 瑞琪、瑞嘉、天瑞、瑞奇、瑞阳、瑞轩 are all good choices. You may find it useful to know that when they were looking for inspiration they googled 瑞 男生名 and a good list came up as the top result. 1 Quote
Ruika Posted May 19, 2021 at 03:59 PM Author Report Posted May 19, 2021 at 03:59 PM Thanks very much for your help! It's not as easy as I thought to find a good Chinese name. I will give Google a try. Quote
Apollys Posted May 20, 2021 at 11:45 PM Report Posted May 20, 2021 at 11:45 PM On 5/17/2021 at 11:52 AM, Ruika said: Now I have tried to translate my name into Chinese. I think 伟坚 will be a good name. The meaning is "great/big" + "strong/solid/firm". I knew a Chinese person with almost exactly this name, just the characters flipped: 坚伟 Quote
Ruika Posted May 21, 2021 at 09:44 AM Author Report Posted May 21, 2021 at 09:44 AM Interesting. Thanks for sharing! Quote
New Members wbb21230 Posted May 23, 2021 at 06:35 AM New Members Report Posted May 23, 2021 at 06:35 AM 奇瑞,咔咔? Quote
alantin Posted May 23, 2021 at 04:57 PM Report Posted May 23, 2021 at 04:57 PM @Ruika have you asked a native Chinese person about this? The general advice is to come up with a few options and then show them to at least two native speakers and ask how they like them and what kinds of associations they get from the name. Quote
Ruika Posted May 23, 2021 at 06:06 PM Author Report Posted May 23, 2021 at 06:06 PM No, unfortunately I don't know any Chinese natives. But I have been googling a bit and found a few Chinese names that I like. So I will save those and travel to Asia next year, probably Taiwan, where I will hopefully find someone who can help me. Quote
alantin Posted May 23, 2021 at 06:43 PM Report Posted May 23, 2021 at 06:43 PM In that case I would recommend registering on iTalki for example, find a a couple of tutors and ask them about it. A new users gets three half an hour trial lessons too, which are extremely affordable. Quote
Ruika Posted May 24, 2021 at 05:37 AM Author Report Posted May 24, 2021 at 05:37 AM Thanks! Maybe I'll try that. Quote
lifeinlondon Posted July 17, 2021 at 05:41 PM Report Posted July 17, 2021 at 05:41 PM On 5/11/2021 at 1:21 PM, Ruika said: 瑞咔 is not typical Chinese name, also it sounds feminine. Maybe you could try the followings, sounds much better, also with great meanings 睿客 睿科 锐客 Quote
Ruika Posted July 21, 2021 at 06:42 PM Author Report Posted July 21, 2021 at 06:42 PM Thanks, I like them! Quote
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