11 Facts About Chinese name

In creating a new Chinese name, it is sometimes the practice to analyze the number of strokes in the characters used in the potential name and attempt to use characters that produce specific totals of strokes.

However, as the Chinese language makes almost no use of spaces, native speakers often do not know these rules and simply put a space between each Chinese character of their name, causing those used to alphabetical languages to think of the xing and ming as three words instead of two.

Therefore, when the name is written in Chinese, a person called Ming can have a completely different name from another person who is called Ming.

Common Chinese nicknames are those based on a person's physical attributes, speaking style, or behavior.

An English alias can be accepted as part of the Chinese name in official documentation, but whether to include such is an option to individuals.

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School Chinese name was a separate formal Chinese name used by the child while they were at school.

The Chinese name commonly mirrored the meaning of one's given Chinese name or displayed his birth order within his family.

The true given Chinese name was reserved for the use of one's elders, while the courtesy Chinese name was employed by peers on formal occasions and in writing.

Era Chinese name arose from the custom of dating years by the reigns of the ruling emperors.

Small number of Chinese surnames leads to confusion in social environments, and because some Chinese parents have a desire to give individuality, some Chinese have received unusual given names.

Western publications usually preserve the Chinese naming order, with the family name first, followed by the given name.