chacha Posted February 24, 2004 at 09:18 AM Report Posted February 24, 2004 at 09:18 AM hi this semester im taking a chinese class & my teacher wants us to choose a chinese name for ourselves, so i was wondering if you ppl can help me with this... my family name is 許 (my great grandfather is from china, but me and my family dont speak chinese anymore) so i need a chinese name that fit this name .... i came across this name 優奈 ( = yuna in japanese) ... is this okay? i heard chinese have all this rules for choosing a name....if its okay can someone tell me how to read this name together with the family name? and if its not good can someone suggest me a chinese name that fit my family name? if its possible can i use the kanji 優 or 美 ??? thank you so much Quote
skylee Posted February 24, 2004 at 10:22 AM Report Posted February 24, 2004 at 10:22 AM Dear chacha, I think first of all we need to know if you are a man or a woman (I suppose a man wouldn't want a girlish name) and preferably your first name too so that the Chinese name may match with your first name. 許 is "Xu" (3rd tone) in Hanyu Pinyin. 優 is "You" (1st tone), meaning "very good, excellent" 奈 is "Nai" (4th tone), not a common word for chinese name 美 is "Mei" (3rd tone), meaning "beauti(ful)" I think 許優美 (Xu Youmei) is an acceptable name for a girl. 優美 is also an adjective usually used to describe melody, scenic spots, paintings, etc. I think it is pronounced as Yumi in Japanese (well if this matters). Quote
Quest Posted February 24, 2004 at 04:06 PM Report Posted February 24, 2004 at 04:06 PM Yuna: http://images.google.com/images?q=yuna&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en Is that a coincident? or are you an FFX fan? Quote
chacha Posted February 24, 2004 at 06:15 PM Author Report Posted February 24, 2004 at 06:15 PM not really....my friend told me to use this name...i realized it just now... but yuna in FFx use katakana not kanji for her name Yuna: http://images.google.com/images?q=yuna&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en Is that a coincident? or are you an FFX fan? Quote
chacha Posted February 24, 2004 at 06:28 PM Author Report Posted February 24, 2004 at 06:28 PM ahh yes im a girl btw...sorry i forgot to mention this before, my first name is Lia and my middle name is rachel can i use something that match either one of this?but if not possible is okay, because i dont want to have a kanji name that just follow the pronounciation of my name. btw i talked to my taiwanese friend and she mention that nowadays ppl dont use the kanji 美 as a name anymore...is that true? Thanks Dear chacha' date=' I think first of all we need to know if you are a man or a woman (I suppose a man wouldn't want a girlish name) and preferably your first name too so that the Chinese name may match with your first name.許 is "Xu" (3rd tone) in Hanyu Pinyin. 優 is "You" (1st tone), meaning "very good, excellent" 奈 is "Nai" (4th tone), not a common word for chinese name 美 is "Mei" (3rd tone), meaning "beauti(ful)" I think 許優美 (Xu Youmei) is an acceptable name for a girl. 優美 is also an adjective usually used to describe melody, scenic spots, paintings, etc. I think it is pronounced as Yumi in Japanese (well if this matters).[/quote'] Quote
Quest Posted February 24, 2004 at 07:12 PM Report Posted February 24, 2004 at 07:12 PM 许丽雅(Xu, Li Ya) for Lia Xu 丽: beauty 雅: elegance Quote
geek_frappa Posted February 24, 2004 at 10:50 PM Report Posted February 24, 2004 at 10:50 PM 许丽雅(Xu' date=' Li Ya) for Lia Xu丽: beauty 雅: elegance[/quote'] ooooo.... that's good. Quote
skylee Posted February 24, 2004 at 11:31 PM Report Posted February 24, 2004 at 11:31 PM 許麗雅 (Xu Liya) is very good, but a bit plain IMO. Alternatively, you can consider combining the first syllables of Lia and Rachel, e.g. Lirui which can be written as - 麗瑞 (瑞 ~ blessed) or 麗蕊 (蕊 ~ stamen of flowers) or 麗睿 (睿 ~ having foresight) Yet another alternative is Liru (麗如) (but this one is a bit plain). And 美 is not outdated. Actually I think it sounds very elegant if used in a man's name. And please these are Chinese characters, not kanji. Quote
smithsgj Posted February 25, 2004 at 03:35 AM Report Posted February 25, 2004 at 03:35 AM And 美 is not outdated. Actually I think it sounds very elegant if used in a man's name. 我的媽呀, 她是女的! Quote
smithsgj Posted February 25, 2004 at 07:13 AM Report Posted February 25, 2004 at 07:13 AM Yeah I know just me coming over all cynical and hostile again... Quote
cometrue Posted February 25, 2004 at 07:59 AM Report Posted February 25, 2004 at 07:59 AM Yeah I know just me coming over all cynical and hostile again... yeah! in beijing slang, we would say, 你很个!(ge3,you cant find this pronunciation in your dict, it's just a slang) =你很有个性! actually, you are not so ge, you are just 很调皮！ we can also say 你很哏儿！(gen2r, tianjin slang) =你真逗！(dou4, beijing slang)= you are so funny(not negative)! Quote
confucius Posted March 23, 2004 at 07:11 PM Report Posted March 23, 2004 at 07:11 PM 許留姍 has a sweet ring to it, especially in Cantonese. Quote
chacha Posted March 27, 2004 at 07:46 AM Author Report Posted March 27, 2004 at 07:46 AM 許留姍 ..... how to read it ? how about in cantonese? Quote
chacha Posted April 19, 2004 at 06:05 AM Author Report Posted April 19, 2004 at 06:05 AM hi i still need help on this and my chinese class is coming in 2 weeks...i couldnt find a chinese online dic to help me out, but i came across a jpns dictionary, the problem is these names are OK in japanese, but I dont know how about in Chinese....also does it fit with 許? 優香 , 優佳 ,優花 ,優貴 ,優樹 ,優来,優恵 , 優希 Thank you soooo much Quote
Quest Posted April 19, 2004 at 07:07 AM Report Posted April 19, 2004 at 07:07 AM 優香 , 優佳 ,優花 ,優貴 ,優樹 ,優来,優恵 , 優希 why 優? you seem to like that character very much, and you want a name that sounds okay in both Chinese and Japanese... most of the words above don't even sound right in a name. 佳, 貴, 樹, 来, 希 are not even the characters I would ever use to name a girl. 優香.... is passable but weird. 優花.... I dont like 花 in a name. 優恵.... do you want to be the big discount? 优惠大减价！ If your name is Lia Rachel Xu, why don't you take mine or skylee's advice? but i came across a jpns dictionary, the problem is these names are OK in japanese In that case, why don't you just choose 許優奈 or something like 優美奈子 Quote
chacha Posted April 19, 2004 at 07:30 AM Author Report Posted April 19, 2004 at 07:30 AM why 優? you seem to like that character very much, i have my reason can't tell and it doesnt have to sounds okay in japanese....all my sources are in jpns that's why i have all those name.... so any name with 優 would be fine...just wondering is 優 common used in chinese name? coz my jpns friend said that its common in jpns Quote
skylee Posted April 19, 2004 at 10:22 AM Report Posted April 19, 2004 at 10:22 AM 優香 , 優佳 ,優花 ,優貴 ,優樹 ,優来,優恵 , 優希 I agree with Quest. They don't sound like Chinese names. If you must have 優, then perhaps 優美 is a better choice. Although I think 麗雅 is the perfect name for you, you should pick the name you like best. It is just difficult to have a name with the word 優 that also sounds Chinese. BTW, 許留珊 is a brand name. Quote
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