1. Chinese names

2. Agenda
★ The composition of Chinese names ★ The origins of family names ★ The choice of given names ★ What is your Chinese name?

3. láo xiǎo jìng
劳晓静
Xiaojing Lao

4. 新百家姓
The population of “李” accounts for 7.94% of the population of the whole country.
The population of “王” accounts for 7.41% of the population of the whole country.
The population of “张” accounts for 7.07% of the population of the whole country.

5. lǐ
李耳 lǐ ěr
老子 lǎo zi
李世民 lǐ shì mín
唐太宗 táng tài zōng

6. Mainland China:
Li Mandarin Pinyin
Hong Kong:
Li Mandarin Pinyin
Lee Lay Cantonese translation
Macau:
Lee Cantonese translation
Lei Portuguese translation

7. sī mǎ
司马迁 sī mǎ qiān

8. The origins of Chinese family names
Awarded land 周、杨
Name of the country 齐、赵、韩
Official title of the occupation 司马、太史
Place of residence 西门、东郭
Occupation 陶、巫

9. The choice of Chinese given names
In the past, when elders named a newborn baby, they took several factors into full consideration: the astrological principles, the birth date, the array of five elements(金、木、水、火、土) told by fortune-teller, the form, pronunciation and the meaning of the name.

10. After the founding of new China, names began to take on a political touch such as 爱国，超英 and so on.
The reform and opening policies also provided more choices of characters, such as 玛丽，安娜 and so on.

11. Some popular given names
Men
伟(wěi great)
强(qiáng strong)
磊(lěi upright)
军(jūn army)
洋(yáng ocean)
勇(yǒng brave)
杰(jié distinctive)
涛(tāo waves) 明(míng bright)
凯(kǎi triumph)
Women
芳(fāng fragrant)
秀(xiù elegant)
英(yīng outstanding)
娜(nà elegant)
敏(mǐn quick)
静(jìng quiet)
丽(lì beautiful)
艳(yàn beautiful)
娟(juān graceful)
兰(lán orchid)
超(chāo surpass)
平(píng peace)
浩(hào vast)
森(sēn forest)
俊(jùn handsome)
聪(cōng smart)
凡(fán ordinary)
宇(yǔ universe)
天(tiān sky)
振(zhèn strive)
霞(xiá sunglow)
菲(fēi fragrant)
贝(bèi treasure)
珍(zhēn precious)
艺(yì art)
佳(jiā good)
曼(màn long)
琪(qí fine jade)
诗(shī poem)
妍(yán beautiful)

12. What is your Chinese name?
Transliteration of English names in Chinese
Use Chinese characters to try to closely approximate the English sounds
One character per consonant sound
A “・” in between names
Barack Obama 巴拉克・奥巴马
Taylor Swift 泰勒・斯威夫特

13. 2. Choose Chinese characters to name yourself
Use Chinese characters to convey an idea or describe your characteristics
Choose a name that is like a real Chinese person's name to show that you respect their culture
Family name: Of the available choices, try to choose one that sounds like your last name and has a meaning you like. It is probably best to choose a single character for your family name.
First name: Your first name should be represented by one or two characters. Choose a good name!

14. Choose your family name and given name.
Example:
李 小 龙
↙ ↘
Family name given name
李 means the man of pear.
小龙 means small dragon.
My Chinese name is _________________________.
The meaning of my Chinese name:
________(family name) means __________________________.
________(given name) means ___________________________.