míng
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
mù
eye
item
section
list
catalogue
table of contents
order (taxonomy)
goal
name
title
chēng
to weigh
to state
to name
name
appellation
to praise
míng chēng
name (of a thing)
name (of an organization)
xìng míng
name and surname
CL:個|个[ge4]
hào
ordinal number
day of a month
mark
sign
business establishment
size
ship suffix
horn (wind instrument)
bugle call
assumed name
to take a pulse
classifier used to indicate number of people
zì
letter
symbol
character
word
CL:個|个[ge4]
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
dài biǎo
representative
delegate
CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4],名[ming2]
to represent
to stand for
on behalf of
in the name of
tā
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
shōu
to receive
to accept
to collect
to put away
to restrain
to stop
in care of (used on address line after name)
dì qū
local
regional
district (not necessarily formal administrative unit)
region
area
as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture level city or county level city)
CL:個|个[ge4]
nà me
like that
in that way
or so
so
so very much
about
in that case
biāo
mark
sign
label
to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc
to bear (a brand name, registration number etc)
prize
award
bid
target
quota
(old) the topmost branches of a tree
visible symptom
classifier for military units
yī jiā
the whole family
the same family
the family ... (when preceded by a family name)
group
Yuè
Cantonese
short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1]
chēng wéi
called
to call sth (by a name)
to name
Zhōng huá
China (alternate formal name)
Guǎng dōng
Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yue4], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州
sū
Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil)
place name
to revive
used as phonetic in transliteration
Tiān hòu
Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3]
Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)
Chóng qìng
Chongqing city (Chungking), formerly in Sichuan province, a municipality since 1997, short name 渝[Yu2]
míng zi
name (of a person or thing)
CL:個|个[ge4]
Guǎng dōng shěng
Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yue4], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州
guì
expensive
noble
your (name)
precious
mìng
life
fate
order or command
to assign a name, title etc
Hé běi
Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
Bǐ yà dí
BYD Company (company name)
Qí
(name of states and dynasties at several different periods)
surname Qi
Liáo níng
Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liao2], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shen3 yang2]
tǔ yào rì
traditional Chinese name for Saturday
tōng chēng
generic term
general name for sth
Shān kǒu
Yamaguchi (Japanese surname and place name)
Yamaguchi prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
Yú
short name for Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
old name of Jialing river 嘉陵江[Jia1 ling2 jiang1] in Sichuan
Hǎi nán
Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊|琼[Qiong2], capital Haikou 海口
Hainan Island
Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wu1 hai3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
Gān sù
Gansu province, abbr. 甘[Gan1], short name 隴|陇[Long3], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1]
gǎi chēng
to change a name
to rename
fāng
lane (usually as part of a street name)
memorial archway
Píng chéng
Heisei, reign name of Japanese Emperor Akihito, from 1989
tí míng
autograph
to sign one's name
Bù shí
Bush (name)
George H.W. Bush (1924-), US president 1988-1992
George W. Bush (1946-), US President 2000-2008
má
generic name for hemp, flax etc
hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
sesame
CL:縷|缕[lu:3]
(of materials) rough or coarse
pocked
pitted
to have pins and needles or tingling
to feel numb
tōng xíng zhèng
a pass (authorization through a checkpoint)
a laissez-passer or safe conduct
to authenticate
to confirm name and password on a website
fig. a condition giving access to benefits (e.g. a diploma as a pass to a career)
qiān
to sign one's name
visa
variant of 籤|签[qian1]
Mǐn
short name for Fujian province 福建[Fu2 jian4]
also pr. [Min2]
Jí yě
Yoshino (Japanese surname and place name)
pǐn míng
name of product
brand name
zhǐ míng
to mention by name
to designate
designated
Měi zhì zǐ
Michiko, Japanese female given name
Empress Michiko of Japan (1934-)
Yù chuān
Tamagawa (name)
Tamagawa city in Akita prefecture, Japan
Má shēng
Asō (name)
ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister 2008-2009
Wú
surname Wu
area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai
name of states in Southern China at different historical periods
Gāo liáng
Takahashi (name)
Takahashi city in Okayama prefecture, Japan
Highbridge (name)
Kè lín dùn
Clinton (name)
Bill Clinton (1946-), US Democratic politician, President 1993-2001
Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician
guó zhèng
national politics
archaic rank, "Minister of State"
common given name
míng mù
name
designation
item
rubric
(formal usage) fame
Sān tián
Mita, Sanda, Mitsuda etc (Japanese surname or place name)
Wáng Xīn líng
stage name of Cyndi Wang
see 王君如[Wang2 Jun1 ru2]
lái
name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc)
Chenopodium album
jiā yù hù xiǎo
understood by everyone (idiom); well known
a household name
Bǎi hé zi
Yuriko, Japanese girl's given name, translates Christian name Lily
Xiǎo quán
Koizumi (name)
KOIZUMI Jun'ichirō, Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2001-2006
Tóng zhì
reign name of Qing emperor (1861-1875)
Luò
surname Luo
old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui)
Dí
surname Di
variant of 狄[Di2], generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
míng fù qí shí
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
Yì
surname Yi
alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiang4] capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
Kěn ní dí
Kennedy (name)
J.F. Kennedy (1917-1963), US Democrat politician, president 1961-1963
měi chēng
laudatory title
good name
hóng gōu
wide gap
gulf
chasm
lit. name of old canal in Henan that formed the border between enemies Chu 楚 and Han 漢|汉
mào zi
hat
cap
(fig.) label
bad name
CL:頂|顶[ding3]
zì ài
self-respect
self-love
self-regard
regard for oneself
to cherish one's good name
to take good care of one's health
Liáng
name of Kingdoms and Dynasties at different periods
surname Liang
Měi Líng
Mei Ling (girl's name)
Zhou Meiling 周美玲 (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director
qiān míng
to sign (one's name with a pen etc)
to autograph
signature
bào míng
to sign up
to enter one's name
to apply
to register
to enroll
to enlist
jiǎ míng
false name
pseudonym
alias
pen name
the Japanese kana scripts
hiragana 平假名 and katakana 片假名
Shēn
old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3]
surname Shen
Dào guāng
reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)
Dà jiǔ bǎo
Japanese surname and place name Oukubo
mìng míng
to give a name to
to dub
to christen
to designate
named after
naming
Běi píng
Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)
Jiàn ān
reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty
Qīng shuǐ
Qingshui (place name)
Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name)
Shā shì bǐ yà
Shakespeare (name)
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
Jǐng shān
Jingshan (name of a hill in Jingshan park)
xué míng
scientific name
Latin name (of plant or animal)
(according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students
Ān xī
Anxi county, former name of Guazhou county 瓜州縣|瓜州县[Gua1 zhou1 xian4] in Jiuquan 酒泉[Jiu3 quan2], Gansu
hū huàn
to call out (a name etc)
to shout
zhèng míng
official name
proper title
to attain a formal title
Zhèng Tǒng
Zhengtong Emperor, reign name of sixth Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[Zhū Qí zhèn] (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449, Temple name Yingzong 英宗[Yīng zōng]
Míng hé
Minghe, rail station in South Taiwan
Meiwa (Japanese reign name 1764-1772)
Meiwa (common name for Japanese companies or schools)
yīn yì
transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters)
characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown)
transcription (linguistics)
to transcribe phonetic symbols
Guì yáng
Guiyang prefecture level city and capital of Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1], short name 筑[Zhu4]
yún
sun light
used in personal name
Hóng Wǔ
Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti , reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 硃元璋|朱元璋[Zhū Yuán zhāng] (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, Temple name明太祖[Míng Tài zǔ]
Wàn lì
reign name of Ming emperor (1573-1619)
zǒng zhǎng
name used for cabinet ministers between 1912-1927, superseded by 部長|部长[bu4 zhang3]
mǒ hēi
to discredit
to defame
to smear sb's name
to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc)
to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage)
to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)
Fèng tiān
old name for Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 in modern Liaoning province
Dá
female personal name (archaic)
Dà Gōng Bào
Dagong Bao, popular newspaper name
Ta Kung Pao, founded 1902 in Beijing, now published in Hong Kong
Jiā qìng
Jiaqing Emperor (1760-1820), seventh Qing emperor, personal name 顒琰|颙琰[Yong2 yan3], reigned 1796-1820
Dà bǎn
old name for Ōsaka 大阪 (city in Japan), changed in the beginning of the Meiji 明治 Era because 坂 could, if the radicals were read separately, be interpreted as "(will) return to soil"
Jiàn Wén
Jianwen Emperor, reign name of second Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen 朱允炆[Zhu1 Yun3 wen2] (1377-1402), reigned 1398-1402
xìng
family name
surname
CL:個|个[ge4]
to be surnamed
Yuē hàn xùn
Johnson or Johnston (name)
Dà zhèng
Taishō, reign name 1912-1926 of Japanese emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁
Mèng zǐ
Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius
book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
Zhōng zhèng
posthumous name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2]
Ā lǐ
Ali (proper name)
Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (c. 600-661), cousin, aid and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed 穆罕默德, the fourth Caliph 哈里發|哈里发 of Islam, reigned 656-661, and the first Imam 伊瑪目|伊玛目 of Shia Islam
Ngari prefecture in Tibet, Tibetan: Mnga' ris
biàn
name of a river in Henan
Henan
qí hào
lit. a banner to distinguish an army unit or the name of its general
fig. to act in the name (of an idea or an organization)
to fly the flag (as a cover for shady business)
used for 旗語|旗语 semaphore
Hēng lì
Henry (name)
henry (unit of inductance)
Ōu wén
Owen (name)
Erwin (name)
Irvine, California
Kǎi ēn sī
Keynes (name)
John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), influential British economist
Jìn
surname Jin
the Jin Dynasties (265-420)
Western Jin 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] (265-316), Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋[Dong1 Jin4] (317-420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936-946)
short name for Shanxi province 山西[Shan1 xi1]
Mā zǔ
Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
Míng zhì
Meiji (Japanese reign name 1868-1912)
mín
name of a river in Sichuan
míng yì
name
titular
nominal
in name
ostensible purpose
chēng hào
name
term of address
title
Zhū Yuán zhāng
Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]
Bù lái ěr
Blair (name)
Braille (name)
Louis Braille (1809-1852), the inventor of the Braille alphabet for the blind
qiān zì
to sign (one's name)
signature
bié chēng
another name
alternative name
Qǐ míng
classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn
shū guǎn
teashop with performance by 評書|评书 story tellers
(attached to name of publishing houses)
(in former times) private school
library (of classic texts)
dà míng
famous name
your distinguished name
one's formal personal name
Dà shān
Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC
diǎn míng
roll call
to mention sb by name
(to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
Shào
surname Shao
name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
Yīn
surname Yin
dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province
Zhèng Dé
Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照[Zhù Hòu zhào] (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521, Temple name 明武宗[Míng Wǔ zōng]
Sū Dōng pō
Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher
Zhū zi
Master Zhu, another name for Zhu Xi 朱熹
xíng tóng xū shè
to exist in name only
empty shell
useless (idiom)
Kǎ mén
Carmen (name)
Carmen, 1875 opera by Georges Bizet 比才 based on novel by Prosper Mérimée 梅里美[Mei2 li3 mei3]
Dù Wēi
Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star
Dewey (name)
běn jiā
a member of the same clan
a distant relative with the same family name
Ān nán
Kofi Annan (1938-), UN secretary-general 1997-2007
old name for Vietnam
Annan district of Tainan City 臺南市|台南市[Tai2 nan2 shi4], Taiwan
Yōng zhēng
Yongzheng, reign name of Qing emperor (1722-1735)
Táng Tài zōng
Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民[Li3 Shi4 min2] (599-649), reigned 626-649
Ài dí shēng
Edison (name)
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American inventor and businessman
ài dí shēng
Edison (name)
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)
Wān
surname Yan
name of a feudal state
lòu liǎn
to show one's face
to make one's good name
to become successful and well known
to shine
tóu pái
tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production
by extension, the lead role
Hàn chéng
Hanseong, old name of Seoul as traditional capital of Korea and capital of South Korea
adopted new Chinese spelling 首爾|首尔[Shou3 er3] in 2005
Bù lǔ kè
Brook (name)
Peter Brook (1925), British theater director
Wèi
surname Wei
name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States
Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han
the Wei dynasty 221-265
Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods
Kǒng míng
courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]
Niú dùn
Newton (name)
Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), British mathematician and physicist
jù míng
to sign
to put one's name to
Mǎ hè
Mach (name)
Ernst Mach (1838-1916), German physicist
Mach (aeronautics), unit of speed based on speed of sound = 1 Mach = 1224 km per hr
chéng míng
to make one's name
to become famous
Jī mǐ
Jimmy Liao (1958-), pen name of 廖福彬[Liao4 Fu2 bin1], Taiwanese illustrator and picture book writer
shè
name of a district in Anhui
Dìng hǎi
Dinghai district of Zhoushan city 舟山市[Zhou1 shan1 shi4], Zhejiang
Qing dynasty name of 舟山市
Mǎ kè sī
Marx (name)
Groucho Marx (the star of Duck Soup, 1933)
Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Marxism
Zhū lì yè
Juliet or Juliette (name)
Lǐ gēn
Reagan (name)
Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), US president (1981-1989)
wèi
to speak
to say
to name
to designate
meaning
sense
Kǎi sè lín
Catherine (name)
Katherine
Luó sī fú
Roosevelt (name)
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), US President 1901-1909
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), US President 1933-1945
Dí
surname Di
generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
Wèn
Wen River in northwest Sichuan (same as 汶川)
classical name of river in Shandong, used to refer to Qi 齊國|齐国
huà míng
to use an alias
assumed name
pseudonym
Huá shèng dùn
Washington (name)
George Washington (1732-1799), first US president
Washington, US State
Washington, D.C. (US federal capital)
Hǎo
ancient place name
surname Hao
jīng
chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)
alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty State of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 Guo2]
wǎn bào
evening newspaper
(in a newspaper's name) Evening News
lí
name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc)
Chenopodium album
Mài dāng láo
MacDonald or McDonald (name)
McDonald's (fast food company)
Yǒng Lè
Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 硃棣|朱棣[Zhù Dī] (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, Temple name 明成祖[Míng Chéng zǔ]
Yuē hàn
John (name)
Johan (name)
Johann (name)
Yáng zǐ jiāng
Changjiang 長江|长江 or Yangtze River
old name for Changjiang, especially lower reaches around Yangzhou 揚州|扬州
Chéng tián
Narita (Japanese surname and place name)
xiāng cǎo
aromatic herb
vanilla
alternative name for Eupatorium fortunei
(fig.) loyal and dependable person (old)
xún
name of a river
steep bank
yì
ancient name for go (Chinese board game)
běi yáng
the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong
Xián fēng
reign name of Qing emperor (1850-1861)
Xianfeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
Wū
surname Wu
ancient place name
Kǎ tè
Carter (name)
James Earl (Jimmy) Carter (1924-), US Democrat politician, president 1977-1981
tóng pái
bronze medal
bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc
CL:枚[mei2]
Bù lǎng
Brown (name)
Gordon Brown (1951-), UK politician, prime minister 2007-2010
Bái shā
Baisha (common place name)
Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
Yǒng jiā
Yongjia county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang
reign name 307-313 of Jin Emperor Huai 晋怀帝
Yà lì shān dà
Alexander (name)
Alexandria (town name)
Jǐng tài
Jingtai county in Baiyin 白銀|白银[Bai2 yin2], Gansu
Jiangtai Emperor, reign name of seventh Ming Emperor Zhu Qiyu 朱祁鈺|朱祁钰[Zhu1 Qi2 yu4] (1428-1457), reigned 1449-1457, Temple name 代宗[Dai4 zong1]
Bā tè
Barth or Barthes (name)
Roland Barthes (1915-1980), French critic and semiotician
Lǐ Shì mín
Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗[Tang2 Tai4 zong1] (599-649), reigned 626-649
tóng
tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)
Hé tián
Hoten or Khotan city and prefecture in Xinjiang
Wada (Japanese surname and place name)
bù
wharf
dock
jetty
trading center
port
place name
jǔ
alternative name for taro (old)
tái tóu
to raise one's head
to gain ground
account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
xǔ xiān
name of a person, Xu Xian, from Madam White Snake
gé zhōu bà
name of a place, Gezhouba Dam on the Changjiang River, in Sichuan
Lóng huá
Longhua, name of numerous entities, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺|龙华寺 in Shanghai and Longhua District of Haikou City 海口市[Hai3 kou3 Shi4], Hainan
nà me
variant of 那麼|那么[na4 me5]
Zhāo hé
Showa, reign name of Emperor Hirohito of Japan 1925-1989
Gāo Yáng
common name, e.g. Gao Yang (1926-1992), Taiwanese historical novelist
fēng
rainy
place name in Shaanxi
Feng River in Shaanxi 陝西|陕西, tributary of Wei River 渭水
Hàn yáng
Hanyang county in Hubei province
historical name Hanyang for Seoul, Korea
Lǒng
short name for Gansu province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
Guāng xù
reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908)
Hǎi lún
Hailun county level city in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
Helen or Hélène (name)
Lù
name of a river
surname Lu
Zhān mǔ sī
James (name)
LeBron James (1984-), NBA player
rú lái
tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
Wéi duō lì yà
Victoria (name)
Victoria, capital of the Seychelles
Shùn zhì
reign name of second Qing emperor (1644-1662)
Míng rén
Akihito, Emperor of Japan (reigned from 1989 under the reign name Heisei 平成)
lú
old name of a river in Jiangxi
place name
yáng liǔ
willow tree
poplar and willow
name of traditional tune
Wēi lián
William or Wilhelm (name)
hán
name of a district in Hebei
Luó sī
Roth (name)
Kenneth Roth (1955-), executive director of Human Rights Watch 人權觀察|人权观察[Ren2 quan2 Guan1 cha2]
táo
to cleanse
name of a river
Mó ěr
Moore or Moor (name)
see also 摩爾人|摩尔人[Mo2 er3 ren2]
Guāng zhōu
Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川[Huang2 chuan1] in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道[Quan2 luo2 nan2 dao4], South Korea
Lín kěn
Lincoln (name)
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president 1861-1865
Lincoln, US car make
Kāi fēng
Kaifeng prefecture level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former provincial capital of Henan
old name Bianliang 汴梁
shū míng
name of a book
reputation as calligrapher
Jié kè xùn
Jackson (name)
Jackson city, capital of Mississippi
Huáng pǔ
the main river through Shanghai
name of a district in Shanghai
Jī
surname Ji
family name of the Zhou Dynasty 周代[Zhou1 dai4] (1046-256 BC)
é
variant of 峨[é], lofty
name of a mountain
lài
name of a river
rushing of water
chēn
name of a district in Hunan
huì
to avoid mentioning
taboo word
name of deceased emperor or superior
Ōu
old name for Wenzhou City 溫州市|温州市[Wen1 zhou1 shi4] in Zhejiang 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1]
Cháng ān
Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2]
now 長安區|长安区[Chang2 an1 Qu1], a district of Xi'an
Xī hú
Xihu or West lake (place name)
West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang
Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
Xiāo xiāng
other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江[Xiang1 jiang1] in Hunan province
Mǎ lì
Mary or Marie (name)
Mali
Wú jí
Wuji county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊地區|石家庄地区[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 di4 qu1], Hebei
The Promise (name of film by Chen Kaige)
Nán shān
Nanshan or Namsan, common place name
Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
Jiā dìng
Jiading district of northwest Shanghai
final reign name 1208-1224 of South Song emperor Ningzong 寧宗|宁宗[Ning2 zong1]
qǐ míng
to name
to christen
to take a name
Huá xià
old name for China
Cathay
Pú
surname Pu
old place name
Gào
surname Gao
name of a feudal state
Sōng xià
Matsushita (name)
Panasonic (brand), abbr. for 松下電器|松下电器[Song1 xia4 Dian4 qi4]
kǎo shēng
exam candidate
student whose name has been put forward for an exam
Mín guó
Republic of China (1912-1949)
used instead of reign name by the nationalist government, then by Taiwan
used in PRC as reign name of a former dynasty
zhōu yì
another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經|易经
zōng lǘ
palm tree
Palmetto (name)
Fú tè
Ford (name)
Ford, US car make
Xuān Yuán
Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
Hóng qiáo
Hongqiao, the name of numerous entities, notably a major airport in Shanghai, and a district in Tianjin
Jīn líng
pre-Han name for Nanjing
common place name
Dōng xiāng
Dongxiang or East village (place name)
Donxiang (ethnic group)
Dongxiang County in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
Fēng tián
Toyota or Toyoda (name)
Toyota, Japanese car make
Bēn chí
Benz (name)
Mercedes-Benz, German car maker
Lì
surname Li
ancient place name
Jī
surname Ji
name of a mountain
Hǎi ěr
Haier (PRC household appliance brand)
Hale (name)
Yì
surname Yi
name of legendary archer
also written 后羿[Hou4 Yi4]
Chóng zhēn
Chongzhen, reign name of last Ming emperor (1628-1644)
yì míng
stage name (of an actor or actress)
Gāo ěr jī
Gorkii (name)
Maxim Gorkii (1868-1936), Russian proletarian writer and propagandist
tài suì
Taisu, God of the year
archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星[Mù Xīng]
nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area
sú míng
vernacular name
lay name (of a priest)
Luó sù
Russell (name)
Bertrand Arthur William, 3rd Earl Russell (1872-1970), British logician, rationalist philosopher and pacifist
Bīn hǎi
Binhai (place name)
Binhai New District, subprovincial district of Tianjin
Binhai county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu
fictitious city Binhai in political satire
Tiān shùn
Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[Zhu1 Qi2 zhen4] (1427-1464), reigned 1457-1464, Temple name Yingzong 英宗[Ying1 zong1]
Kāi yuán
Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity
Kē dá
Kodak (brand, US film company)
full name Eastman Kodak Company 伊士曼柯達公司|伊士曼柯达公司[Yi1 shi4 man4 Ke1 da2 Gong1 si1]
Mǎ zì dá
Mazda, Japanese car make (derived from name Matsuda 松田)
also known as 萬事得|万事得
shì
posthumous name or title
to confer a posthumous title
qí
(herb)
implore
pray
place name
fèn
name of a river
valley vapor
yuán bǎo
a silver or gold ingot
mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship)
a name for ancient currency
a rare genius
fēi shēng
to make a name
to become famous
Hè zī
Hertz (name)
Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894), German physicist and meteorologist, pioneer of electromagnetic radiation
Herz (Hz) or cycles per second, unit of frequency
Wéi dé
Wade (name)
Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), sinologist 威妥瑪|威妥玛[Wei1 Tuo3 ma3]
Cháng gēng
classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the west after dusk
liáo
fierce
hunt
name of a tribe
Xī ěr
Hill (name)
Christopher Hill, US undersecretary of state of East Asian affairs
Xī hú qū
West lake district (place name)
Xihu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
Xihu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
Yē hé huá
Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH)
compare Yahweh 雅威[Ya3 wei1] and God 上帝[Shang4 di4]
Léi nuò
Reynolds (name)
Renault (French car company)
Reno, Nevada
Hè ěr
Hull (name)
Kingston upon Hull
ān zhēn
Antei (Japanese reign name, 1227-1229)
Chéng guān zhèn
Chengguan town (common place name)
Méi dé wéi jié fū
Medvedyev (name)
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (1965-), Russian lawyer and politician, President of Russian Federation from 2008
Gōng qí
Miyazaki (Japanese surname and place name)
Wéi bó
Webb (English name)
Weber
Chóng qìng shì
Chongqing city, formerly in Sichuan province, a municipality since 1997, short name 渝[Yu2]
míng bù xū chuán
lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
enjoys a well-deserved reputation
Kāi fēng shì
Kaifeng prefecture level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former provincial capital of Henan
old name Bianliang 汴梁
Qióng zhōu
Qiongzhou, historic name for Hainan Island 海南島|海南岛[Hai3 nan2 dao3]
Mǎ lā
Marat (name)
Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), Swiss scientist and physician
Wéi tè
Werther, opera by Jules Massenet
Werther, German masculine given name
Sī nuò
Snow (name)
Edgar Snow (1905-1972), American journalist, reported from China 1928-1941, author of Red Star Over China
yì chēng
also known as
alternative name
to also be called
tóng míng tóng xìng
having same given name and family name
Lǐ Yù
Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主|李后主, a renowned poet
Bèi kè hàn mǔ
Beckenham or Beckham (name)
David Beckham (1975-), British midfield footballer
Sōng dǎo
Matsushima (name)
Matsushima town and national park in Miyagi prefecture, Japan
Fēi ěr pǔ sī
Phelps (name)
Michael Phelps (1985-), US swimmer and multiple Olympic gold medallist
Yóu bào
Post (in the name of a newspaper)
bǎi shèng
BaiSheng, common name for Chinese company
PakSing, common Hong Kong company name
Luó gé
Logue or Rogge (name)
Jacques Rogge, president of International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Fú luò yī dé
Floyd (name)
Freud (name)
Dr Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the inventor of psychoanalysis
Xī lā lǐ
Hillary (person name)
Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician, First lady during Bill Clinton's presidency 1993-2001, Senator for New York since 2001, US Secretary of state from 2009
Hā mǔ léi tè
Hamlet (name)
the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark c. 1601 by William Shakespeare 莎士比亚|莎士比亞
Mǐ xiē ěr
Michel or Mitchell (name)
George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politician and diplomat, influential in brokering Northern Ireland peace deal in 1990s, US Middle East special envoy from 2009
Sān lǐ tún
Sanlitun (Beijing street name)
quán shèng
total victory
to excel by far
name of a tank
slam
dà hào
tuba
large size (clothes, print etc)
(polite) (your) name
(coll.) number two
to defecate
Suǒ luó sī
Soros (name)
George Soros or György Schwartz (1930-), Hungarian American financial speculator and millionaire philanthropist
Luó nà ěr duō
Ronaldo (name)
Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-), Portuguese soccer player
shì jiā
Sakya (name of a north Indian tribe)
abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼 Sakyamuni Buddha
sugar apple
dé míng
to get one's name
named (after sth)
Bó nán kè
Bernanke (name)
Ben Shalom Bernanke (1953-), US economist, Chairman of Fed from 2006
wèi mìng míng
untitled
unnamed
no name
nameless
unknown name
míng hào
name
good reputation
title
Sān lǐ hé
Sanlihe (Beijing street name)
Kē ěr
Kohl (name)
Helmut Kohl (1930-), German CDU politician, Chancellor 1982-1998
Tuō ěr sī tài
Tolstoy (name)
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tostoy (1828-1910), great Russian novelist, author of War and Peace 戰爭與和平|战争与和平
Lán kè
Rank (name)
Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886), important German historian
Duō ěr
Dole (name)
Bob Dole (1923-), US Republican politician, Kansas senator 1969-1996
mī mī
oboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc
(onom.) meow
kitty kitty!
Mimi (Western name)
tits (i.e. slang for breasts)
Ā ěr kǎ tè
Alcatel, old company name
Nán píng
Nanping, common place name
Nanping township in Nan'an district of Chongqing
dǎ gǒu
to beat a dog
old name for Kaohsiung 高雄 in southern Taiwan
Yí líng
Yiling (barbarian mound), historical place name in Yichang county 宜昌縣|宜昌县 Hubei, first mentioned in history (after its destruction by Qin) as burial place of the former Chu kings
Yiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 shi4], Hubei
shǒu tuī
to regard as the foremost
to name as a prime example
biàn lì shāng diàn
convenience store
also name of pop group, series of computer games etc
Qiáo bù sī
Jobs (name)
see also 史蒂夫·喬布斯|史蒂夫·乔布斯[Shi3 di4 fu1 · Qiao2 bu4 si1], Steve Jobs
Jiàn yè
an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (317-420)
nián hào
reign title
era name (name for either the entire reign of an emperor or one part of it)
year number (such as 2016 or 甲子)
ài chēng
term of endearment
pet name
diminutive
jiǎ xiāo zuò
metronidazole (antibacterial agent)
Flagyl (trade name)
ā bǐ
Abby or Abi (name, sometimes short for Abigail)
Yǎ gè
Jacob (name)
James (name)
Zuǒ lā
Zola (name)
Émile Zola (1840-1902), French naturalist novelist
Líng hú
old place name (in modern Linyi county 臨猗縣|临猗县, Shanxi)
two-character surname Linghu
Jí mǐ
Jimmy, Jimmie or Jimi (name)
Zhōng huá Tái běi
Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events
Kù kè
Cook (name)
Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British navigator and explorer
Bā lì
Pali, language of Theravad Pali canon
Barry (name)
Gareth Barry (1981-), English footballer
Lù dé
Luther (name)
Martin Luther (1483-1546), reformation protestant minister
Tài Huà
Mt Tai 泰山 and Mt Hua 華山|华山
another name for Mt Hua
Pān Jīn lián
Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅
Bó gé
Borg (name)
Bjorn Borg (1956-), Swedish tennis star
Sà mó
Satsuma, the name of a former feudal domain in Japan, and of a former province, a battleship, a district, a peninsula etc
xiǎo míng
pet name for a child
childhood name
Dīng Jī
Ding Ji (1917-1944), real name Li Baicen 李百岑, journalist based in Yanan, martyr of the revolution
Yǔ guǒ
Hugo (name)
Victor Hugo (1802-1885), French writer
Gē ěr
Gore (name)
Al Gore (1948-), US vice-president 1993-2001 under Bill Clinton, subsequently environmental campaigner and Nobel Peace laureate
Zhāng Sān
John Doe
Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三, 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry
Zhōng dǎo
Nakajima or Nakashima (Japanese surname and place name)
Qiān yè
Chiba (Japanese surname and place name)
Bīn
name of an ancient county in Shaanxi
variant of 彬[bin1]
Yān jīng
Yanjing, an old name for Beijing
capital of Yan at different periods
yòu míng
also known as
alternative name
to also be called
Gài ěr
Gaelic
Geier or Gayer (name)
Ā lán
Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name)
A-lan (Chinese female name)
Ā nuò
Arnold (name)
refers to Arnold Schwarzenegger 阿諾·施瓦辛格|阿诺·施瓦辛格[A1 nuo4 · Shi1 wa3 xin1 ge2]
Dà wèi
David (name)
Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), French neoclassical painter
Huā guǒ Shān
Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4], tourist destination
(also the name of mountains in other parts of China)
Chuān shā
Chuansha, name of street and park in Pudong New District 浦東新區|浦东新区[Pu3 dong1 xin1 qu1], Shanghai
Wēi lì
Wylie (name)
Turrell Wylie, originator of the Wylie transcription of Tibetan script
xiǎo qīng
name of a person, Xiaoqing, from Madam White Snake
qǔ míng
to name
to be named
to christen
to seek fame
Nà nà
Nana (name)
Nana (1880 novel by Émile Zola)
Nana (Japanese manga series)
Xīn táng
Xintang, common town or village name
Xintang village in Guangdong province
tí
used as phonetic
female name
Cháng píng
Changping, place name in Gaoping County 高平縣|高平县, southern Shanxi, the scene of the great battle of 262-260 BC between Qin and Zhao
Huá wēi
Warwick (name)
University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
Hǎi kāng
Haikang former county in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhan4 jiang1], Guangdong
Haikang (company name)
Jiàn kāng
old name for Nanjing 南京, esp. during Southern dynasties
Tài Luó
Tylo (name)
Hollywood actress Hunter Tylo
Pǔ yí
Puyi, personal name of the last Qing emperor (reigned as child 1909-1911), the subject of Bertolucci's biopic The Last Emperor
Pài kè
Pike or Peck (name)
Parker Pen Company
Kǎ lā
Kara, city in northern Togo 多哥[Duo1 ge1]
Cara, Karla etc (name)
Bā lā kè
Barack, Barak, Ballack (name)
zhèn dàn
ancient Indian name for China
Luó lín
Rowling (name)
Joanne Kathleen Rowling (1965-), author of the Harry Potter series of novels
xīn shì jì
21st century
New Century (commonly used name)
Liáo níng shěng
Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liao2], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shen3 yang2]
Lǔ bīn
Rubin (name)
Robert E. Rubin (1938-), US Treasury Secretary 1995-1999 under President Clinton
Gāo Zōng
Gaozong Emperor, Temple name of the tenth Song Emperor Zhao Gou 趙構|赵构[Zhào Gòu] (1107-1187 CE), reigned (1127-1162 CE)
Hàn mì ěr dùn
Hamilton (name)
Hamilton, capital of Bermuda
Cāng lóng
Blue Dragon, other name of the Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙 (the seven mansions of the east sky)
Tài zōng
posthumous name given to second emperor of a dynasty
King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418
chǎn
name of a river in Shaanxi province
see 滻河|浐河[Chan3 He2]
chén bào
morning newspaper
(in a newspaper's name) Morning Post
Jiū shān
Hatoyama, Japanese name and place name
Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister from 2009
Táng Xuán zōng
Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇[Tang2 Ming2 huang2], reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基[Li3 Long1 ji1], reigned 712-756
Shī luó dé
Schröder (name)
Gerhard Schröder (1944-), German SPD politician, Chancellor 1998-2005
Hè dé
Hart or Herd (name)
Robert Hart (1835-1911), Englishman who served 1863-1911 in Qing dynasty customs office
Mǎ xiē ěr
Marshall (name)
George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959), US general in WWII and Secretary of State 1947-1949, author of the postwar Marshall plan for Europe and Nobel peace laureate
jiá
name of a district in Henan
Hā bó
Hubble (name)
Edwin Hubble (1889-1953), US astronomer
Ào sī tīng
Austin or Austen (name)
Austin, Texas
lǜ lín
green wood
place name in Hubei, the starting point for a major rebellion at the end of Western Han
Chóng ān
Chong'an (common place name)
Chong'an district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu
Bǎi huā yuán
Garden of Many Flowers (name)
Baihua garden in Hongmiao village 洪廟村|洪庙村[Hong2 miao4 cun1], Shandong
Yǔ
surname Yu
(arch. name of tree)
Zhù Dī
Zhudi, personal name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yǒng Lè]
Qiáo běn
Hashimoto (Japanese surname and place name)
líng
to dawdle
the name of the father of the Emperor Yao
Shèng jīng
historical name of Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 in modern Liaoning province
Tái
surname Tai
name of a feudal state
sǐ wáng bǐ jì
Death note (Japanese: デスノート), translation of cult manga series by author ŌBA Tsugumi 大場鶇|大场鸫[Da4 chang3 Dong1] (pen-name) and illustrator OBATA Takeshi 小畑健[Xiao3 tian2 Jian4]
Yíng pán
Yingpan, common place name ("army camp")
place near Jintian village 金田村[Jin1 tian2 cun1] in Guangxi where the Taiping Tianguo rebels took their oaths in 1851
place in Xinfeng county 新豐縣|新丰县[Xin1 feng1 Xian4] traditional camping place of brigands
Yingpan township, place name
Yingpan in Shangluo prefecture, Shaanxi
Yingpan township in Yunnan
(many others)
juàn
name of a district in Shandong
xùn qíng
to die together in the name of love
to sacrifice oneself for love
Sī mì
Smith (name)
also rendered as 史密斯
Lài sī
Rice (name)
Condoleezza Rice (1954-) US Secretary of State 2005-2009
Yǔ
surname Yu
name of a mountain
Bó
name of district in Anhui
capital of Yin
shāo jiǔ
name of a famous Tang dynasty wine
same as 白酒[bai2 jiu3]
Guī huà
old name for district of Hohhot city 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia
Fú sī tè
Foster or Forster (name)
Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864), American composer
Jiāng pǔ
Jiangpu county, old name of Pukou district 浦口區|浦口区[Pu3 kou3 qu1] of Nanjing, Jiangsu
Yà lún
Aaron (name)
Yaren, capital of Nauru
Fǎ hǎi
Fahai, name of the evil Buddhist monk in Tale of the White Snake 白蛇傳
chéng míng zuò
work that makes one's name
dào xué
Confucian study of ethics
study of Daoism
school for Daoism in Tang and Song times
Daoist magic
another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism
guó hào
official name of a nation (includes dynastic names of China: 漢|汉[Han4], 唐[Tang2] etc)
Ài xīn Jué luó
Aisin Gioro, family name of the Manchu emperors of the Qing dynasty
Shū màn
Schumann (name)
Robert Schumann (1810-1856), romantic composer
Sǎ
name of a river in Hebei Province
mào míng dǐng tì
to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
to pose under a false name
chí
name of a district in Shandong
Tǔ bō
Tubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet
the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th century AD
also pr. [Tu3 fan1]
Tǔ fān
Tubo, ancient name for Tibet
the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th century AD
huáng shuǐ
citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2)
yellow water
name of river in Henan
Mài dí xùn
Madison (name)
Madison, capital of Wisconsin
yè
name of ancient district in modern day Hebei province 河北省[Hé běi shéng]
Lái sī tè
Lester or Leicester (name)
Leicester, English city in East Midlands
Xuān dé
Xuande Emperor, reign name of fifth Ming emperor Zhu Zhanji 朱瞻基[Zhu1 Zhan1 ji1] (1398-1435), reigned 1426-1436, Temple name 明宣宗[Ming2 Xuan1 zong1]
kè lè
Keller or Köhler (name)
Horst Köhler (1943-), German economist and CDU politician, chaired IMF 2000-2004, President of Germany from 2004
Huò fū màn
Hofmann or Hoffman (name)
August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892), German chemist
Dustin Hoffman (1937-), US film actor
Ā bā sī
Abbas (name)
Mahmoud Abbas (1935-), also called Abu Mazen, Palestinian leader, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 2005
Lǐ Sì
Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四, 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry
yuè liang nǚ shén
the Moon Goddess
name of Japanese moon space probe
Mǐ ěr dùn
Milton (name)
John Milton (1608-1674), English republican writer and poet, author of Paradise Lost
Míng Chéng zǔ
Ming Chengzu, Temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4]
Xuān tǒng
reign name (1909-1911) of the last Qing emperor Pu Yi 溥儀|溥仪
fǎ hào
name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery)
Kǎ sī tè luó
Castro (name)
Fidel Castro or Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1926-), Cuban revolutionary leader, prime minister 1959-1976, president 1976-2008
Mǎ lè
Mahler (name)
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Austrian composer
Yīn shāng
final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province
Lǔ guó
old name for Shandong (often in connection with Confucius)
Gài tè nà
Geithner (name)
Timothy Geithner (1961-), US banker, Treasury Secretary from 2009
Lù xī fǎ
Lucifer (Satan's name before his Fall in Jewish and Christian mythology)
Xī lán
Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)
Kǎ nèi jī
Carnegie (name)
Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), Scots American steel millionaire and philanthropist
shàn
name of a district in Xinjiang
dān
name of a district in Hebei
míng cún shí wáng
the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
Chán yú
Chanyu (Han dynasty name for chiefs of Xiongnu Huns 匈奴)
Ā dān
Adam (name)
Aden, capital of Yemen
Wáng Wǔ
Wang Wu, name for an unspecified person, third of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry
Páng Dé
Pang De (-219), general of Cao Wei at the start of the Three Kingdoms period, victor over Guan Yu 關羽|关羽
Pound (name)
Ezra Pound (1885-1972), American poet and translator
Bā kè lái
Barclay or Berkeley (name)
huàn tāng bù huàn yào
different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only
a change in form but not in substance
yǒu míng wú shí
lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name
nominal
míng shí
name and reality
whether reality lives up to its reputation
yì
name of hills in Shandong
Shī
Shi, name of river in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
fǎ míng
name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery)
same as 法號|法号[fa3 hao4]
Zhōng diàn
Gyeltang or Gyalthang town and county, former name of Shangri-La county 香格里拉縣|香格里拉县[Xiang1 ge2 li3 la1 xian4] in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan
Wén zōng
Wenzong Emperor, reign name of Yuan Dynasty emperor Tugh Temür (1304-1332), reigned 1328-1332
Wǔ dìng
Wuding reign name (543-550) during Eastern Wei of the Northern Dynasties 東魏|东魏[Dong1 Wei4]
Wuding county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
rǔ míng
pet name for a child
infant name
Yú yáng
old place name (in Yan of Warring states, in modern Beijing city)
yín
name of a district in Zhejiang
Kè lǐ sī dì ān
Kristian or Christian (name)
Hǎi dùn
Haydn (name)
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Austrian classical composer
míng bù fù shí
the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact
Reality does not live up to the name.
Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
Guī
surname Gui
name of a river
yǎ hào
refined appelation
(humor) sb's elegant monicker
(hon.) your esteemed name
Míng Tài zǔ
Ming Taizu, Temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]
Ēn gé ěr
Engel (name)
Ernst Engel (1821-1896), German statistician
Mò duō kè
Murdoch (name)
Rupert Murdoch (1931-), media magnate
Shēng dá
Sinda, name of former county 1983-1999 in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet
Hàn Gāo zǔ
posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC
Yì zhōu
name of old state in modern Sichuan
Nuò tè
Noether (name)
Emmy Noether (1882-1935), famous German female algebraist
Noetherian (math.)
Lù dé
Ruth (name)
variant of 路德[Lu4 de2]
Luther
Kǎi sǎ
Caesar (name)
Gaius Julius Caesar 100-42 BC
by extension, emperor, Kaiser, Tsar
Zhū shān
Mt Everest
abbr. for 珠穆朗瑪峰|珠穆朗玛峰, Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan)
Nepalese: Sagarmatha
Mt Pearl (place name)
Zhushan district of Jingdezhen city 景德鎮市|景德镇市, Jiangxi
yí
name of a mountain in Hunan
Fèi mǐ
Fermi (name)
Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), Italian born US nuclear physicist
Yì yǔ
Kariba or Kariwa, Japanese name
Kariwa, site of Japanese nuclear power plant near Niigata 新潟
Zhòng ní
courtesy name for Confucius 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]
Ān lā
Allah (Arabic name of God)
Gāng tiě Xué yuàn
Beijing Steel and Iron Institute (the former name of 北京科技大學|北京科技大学[Bei3 jing1 Ke1 ji4 Da4 xue2], University of Science and Technology Beijing)
Kūn tīng
Quentin (name)
Quentin Tarantino (1963-), American film director
Gāi yǐn
Cain (name)
Cain (biblical character), a figure of Judeo-Christian-Muslim mythology
Fǎ lā dì
Faraday (name)
Michael Faraday (1791-1867), British experimental physicist prominent in the development of electricity
Dí gēng sī
Dickens (name)
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
Chén cāng
ancient name of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi
Chencang district of Baoji City
Nán tiān mén
The Southern Heavenly Gates
a name for a mountain pass gate in several places
yán zhēn qīng
name of a person, Yan Zhenqing, a famous calligrapher
Yà bó lā hǎn
Abraham (name)
Abraham, father of Judaism and Islam in the Bible and Quran
same as Ibrahim 易卜拉辛
fó tiào qiáng
lit. Buddha jumps over the wall, name for a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian ingredients
guī
name of a river in Shanxi
Chī
surname Chi
name of an ancient city
miǎn
inundation
name of a river
Bù tuō
Bhutto (name)
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979), president of Pakistan 1971-1979 executed by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Benazzir Bhutto (1953-2007), twice president of Pakistan 1988-1990 and 1993-1996, murdered by Al Qaeda
sān chà kǒu
At The Crossroads, the name of a famous opera, story from Shui Hu Zhuan
Qián qiáo
Maebashi (surname or place name)
míng chǎn
staple
name-brand product
Rì míng
Japanese name or placename
Cháng yě
Nagano (name)
Nagano city and prefecture in central Japan
Lǐ Yuān
Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖[Tang2 Gao1 zu3] (566-635), reigned 618-626
láo
name of a mountain in Shandong
Shī tè láo sī
Strauss (name)
Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer
Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer
Rè bǐ yà
Rabiye or Rebiya (name)
Rebiya Kadeer or Rabiye Qadir (1947-), Uighur businesswoman and activist, imprisoned 1999-2005, then President of the World Uighur Congress
Bǎi kè lái
Berkeley (name)
George Berkeley (1685-1753), Bishop of Cloyne, famous British philosopher
Berkeley, university city in the San Francisco bay area, California
Pèi lín
Palin (name)
Sarah Palin (1964-), US Republican politician, state governor of Alaska 2006-2009
Zhào Kuāng yìn
Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 (927-976)
Pà sī kǎ
Pascal (name)
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), French mathematician
Shí qú
Sêrxü county (Tibetan: ser shul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
name of several historical figures
Zhāng bó lún
Chamberlain (name)
Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999), US basketball player
jìn rén jiē zhī
known by everyone (idiom); well known
a household name
Liú Héng
Liu Heng, personal name of Han emperor Han Wendi 漢文帝|汉文帝
Liu Heng (1954-), Chinese writer
Mǎ lì yà
Maria (name)
Mary, mother of Jesus Christ
Hú fó
Hoover (name)
Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) US mining engineer and Republican politician, president (1929-1933)
Suí yuǎn
old name for district of Hohhot city 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia
fù rú jiē zhī
understood by everyone (idiom); well known
a household name
Zhōu Wǔ wáng
King Wu of Zhou (-1043), personal name Ji Fa 姬發|姬发, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 1046-1043 BC
Táng Gāo zōng
Emperor Gaozong of Tang, reign name of third Tang emperor Li Zhi 李治[Li3 Zhi4] (628-683), reigned 649-683
hā luó dé
Harold, Harald, Harrod (name)
Harrods (department store etc)
Sā qiē ěr
Thatcher (name)
Baroness Thatcher or Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013), British conservative politician, prime minister 1979-1990
léi lóng
apatosaurus
former name: brontosaurus
Hā pò
Harper (name)
see also 斯蒂芬·哈珀[Si1 di4 fen1 · Ha1 po4]
Bā ěr dì mó
Baltimore (place name, surname etc)
Huò dùn
Hotton, Holden, Wharton, Houghton etc (name)
Xí lè
Schiller (name)
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller or Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805), German poet and dramatist
Mài kǎi ēn
McCain (name)
John McCain (1936-), US Republican politician, Senator for Arizona from 1987
shì hào
posthumous name and title
huī fù míng yù
to rehabilitate
to regain one's good name
Hǎi shēn wǎi
Vladivostok
Ming and Qing name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯託克|符拉迪沃斯托克 and the province around it
Lā gé lǎng rì
Lagrange (name)
Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1735-1813), French mathematician and physicist
Huáng tài jí
Hung Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
posthumous name 清太宗
Wáng mǔ niáng niáng
another name for Xi Wangmu 西王母, Queen Mother of the West
Wēi líng dùn
Wellington, capital of New Zealand (Tw)
Wellington (name)
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1851)
Lǐ Zhé
Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗[Tang2 Zhong1 zong1] (656-710), reigned 705-710
bǎo ěr sēn
Paulson or Powellson (name)
Henry (Hank) Paulson (1946-), US banker, US Treasury Secretary from 2006
Kù lún
Kulun, the former name for modern Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia (Mongolian: temple)
shèng
name of a district in Zhejiang
Jiā rén
Yoshihito, personal name of Japanese emperor Taishō emperor (1879-1926), reigned 1912-1926
Tán
surname Tan
name of an ancient city
guān míng
name of job in Imperial bureaucracy
official position
Lā lǔ
Lhalu, Tibetan name and place name
Lhalu Tsewang Dorje (1915-), Tibetan pro-Chinese politician
Lhalu suburb of Lhasa
Yù rén
Hirohito (Emperor of Japan, reigned 1925-1989 under the reign name 昭和 Showa)
Lǐ Áng
Li Ang, personal name of fifteenth Tang emperor Wenzong 文宗[Wen2 zong1] (809-840), reigned 827-840
Sī dì wén
Steven (name)
Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe
Yè lì qīn
Yeltsin (name)
Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007) first post-communist president of Russia 1991-1999
Ào sī dīng
Austin or Austen (name)
Austin, Texas
also written 奧斯汀
Yīng zōng
Yingzong, Temple name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統|正统[Zheng4 tong3]
biǎo zì
literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle)
courtesy name
Biàn liáng
old name of Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1]
mù
name of tribe
see 仫佬族[Mu4 lao3 zu2], Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi
Lǐ Zhì
Li Zhi, personal name of third Tang emperor Gaozong 唐高宗[Tang2 Gao1 zong1], (628-683), reigned 649-683
wù
fluorene C13H10
(old) name of an edible wild plant
Shū lè
Shule ancient name for modern Kashgar
Shule county in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
Yíng Zhèng
Ying Zheng (260-210 BC), personal name of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]
Hā sāng
Hassan (person name)
Hassan District
Dào ěr dùn
Dalton (name)
John Dalton (1766-1844), British scientist who contributed to atomic theory
jiā tè lín
Gatling (name)
Richard J. Gatling (1818-1903), inventor of the Gatling gun
Hóu sài yīn
Husain or Hussein (name)
Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura
Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003
sān diǎn shuǐ
name of "water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85)
see also 氵[shui3]
zhào
variant of 照
character invented by contracting last two characters of name of Tang empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天
Liè níng gé lè
Leningrad, name of Russian city Saint Petersburg 聖彼得堡|圣彼得堡 1923-1991
lù rén jiē zhī
understood by everyone (idiom); well known
a household name
Píng ān lǐ
Ping'an Li (street name in Beijing)
mò
name of a wild tribe
silent
Hú kè
Hook or Hooke (name)
Robert Hooke (1635-1703), brilliant English experimental scientist and inventor
Xià luò kè
Shylock (in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice)
Sherlock (name)
Sī dà lín gé lè
Stalingrad, former name of Volvograd 伏爾加格勒|伏尔加格勒 (1925-1961)
Liè fū · Tuō ěr sī tài
Tolstoy (name)
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tostoy (1828-1910), great Russian novelist, author of War and Peace 戰爭與和平|战争与和平
bāng dí
Bondi (name)
Band-Aid (loanword)
Dài zōng
another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
Mt Tai as resting place for departed souls
Bì cái
Bizet (name)
Georges Bizet (1838-1875), French musician, composer of opera Carmen
Lǐ Lōng jī
personal name of seventh Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] (685-762), reigned 712-756
Hóng Xī
Hongxi Emperor, reign name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[Zhu1 Gao1 chi4] (1378-1425), reigned (1424-1425), Temple name 明仁宗[Ming2 Ren2 zong1]
Léi gēn
Reagan (name)
Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), US president (1981-1989)
Chá kè lā
Chakra (name)
Chakra system of yogic meditation
Chakra (Sanskrit: disk), one of seven symbolic nodes of the body in spiritual Yoga
Jí bǎi lì
Cadbury (name)
Cadbury (brand)
Hàn ní bá
Hannibal (name)
Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC), Carthaginian general
Jīn chéng zhèn
Jincheng (common place name)
Chincheng town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan
Mài kè sī wéi
Maxwell (name)
James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), Scottish physicist and mathematician, the originator of Maxwell's laws of electromagnetism and electromagnetic waves
Bó lā mǔ sī
Brahms (name)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), German romantic composer
Táng shān dì qū
Tangshan county (old name)
Bài dēng
Baden or Biden (name)
Joe Biden (1942-), US democrat politician, senator for Delaware from 1972, several times chair of Senate foreign relations committee, vice-president of USA from 2009
Lù yuàn sì
Rokuonji in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan
the formal name of Kinkakuji or Golden pavilion 金閣寺|金阁寺[Jin1 ge2 si4] as Buddhist temple
Yú shuǐ
old name of Jialing River 嘉陵江 in Sichuan through Chongqing
Yushui district of Xinyu city 新餘市 新余市, Jiangxi
Liè zhì wén
Richmond (place name or surname)
Kè lái yīn
Klein or Kline (name)
Felix Klein (1849-1925), German mathematician
Qiē ní
Cheney (name)
Richard B. "Dick" Cheney (1941-), US Republican politician, vice-president 2001-2008
Jiàn wén dì
reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402 (mysterious disappearance is ongoing conspiracy theory)
hàn bān
common name for 花斑癣, tinea versicolor
Hàn wén dì
fourth Han emperor Han Wendi (202-157 BC), personal name Liu Heng 劉恆|刘恒 reigned 180-157 BC
shàng kuǎn
addressee
name of recipient on painting or scroll
bǎo gài
name of "roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40)
see also 宀[mian2]
Bǐ dé bǎo
Petersburg (place name)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
yí chòu wàn nián
to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)
míng bù fú shí
the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
Jí dí ēn
Gideon (name, from Judges 6:11-ffoll.)
also written 基甸
Chuǎng Wáng
Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645)
bái sù zhēn
(name of a person) Bai Suzhen, from Madam White Snake
Lóng zé
Takizawa or Takesawa (Japanese name)
Bǐ sī mài
Bismarck (name)
Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, Minister-President of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890
Yù
name of river
old name of Baihe 白河 in Henan
same as 育水
yú yīng
name used for many fishing birds
cormorant
osprey
jiān
to wash
to redress (a wrong)
name of a river
xià kuǎn
signature on letter
name of donor
pán
name of a river in Shaanxi
líng
name of a district in Hunan
Gá mǎ lán
Kavalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
old name of Yilan 宜蘭|宜兰 county, Taiwan
Kavalan, a brand of single malt whisky from Taiwan
Qióng yá
Qiongya, historic name for Hainan Island 海南島|海南岛[Hai3 nan2 Dao3]
Táng Gāo zǔ
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊[Li3 Yuan1] (566-635), reigned 618-626
Yē lì mǐ
Jeremy or Jeremiah (name)
yīn míng
name of pitch (e.g. C, D, E or do, re, mi)
huā bān xuǎn
pityriasis versicolor (aka tinea versicolor), blotchy skin condition common in tropical areas, common name 汗斑
Lǐ Héng
Li Heng, personal name of thirteenth Tang emperor Muzong 穆宗[Mu4 Zong1] (795-824), reigned 821-825
Jīn gū
another name for Tianjin 天津
Bā fǔ Luò fū
Pavlov (name)
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849-1936), Russian experimental psychologist
Yán jǐng
Yanjing, common place name
former county 1983-1999, now part of Markam county 芒康縣|芒康县[Mang2 kang1 xian4] in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet
Bó ēn sī
Burns (name)
Nicholas Burns (1956-), US diplomat, Under-secretary at US State Department from 2005
Hé bó
name or river God associated with Yellow river
míng huì
taboo name (e.g. of emperor)
Lī Yè
Li Ye, personal name of twentieth Tang emperor Zhaozong 昭宗[Zhāo zōng] (867-904), reigned 888-904
dōng
place name in Guangxi province
xíng míng
criminal law (abbr. for pre-Han legalist school 刑名之学)
name of crime
ài
einsteinium (chemistry) (Tw)
ionium (former name of thorium)
Páng shì
Ponzi (name)
Pond's (brand of skin care products), also written 旁氏
Tián wén
birth name of Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
jǐ
clear wine
name of a river
Ài hā mài dí nèi jiǎ dé
Ahmadinejad or Ahmadinezhad (Persian name)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956-), Iranian fundamentalist politician, President of Iran from 2005, famous for provocative speeches
Huò jīn sī
Hawkins (name)
also written 霍金
Léi nuò ā
Renoir (name)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), French impressionist painter
Sān jiā cūn
lit. village of three households
name of essay column in Beijing newspaper from 1961-1966, written by Deng Tuo 鄧拓|邓拓, Wu Han 吳晗|吴晗 and Liao Mosha 廖沫沙, criticized as anti-party during the Cultural Revolution
kǎ
ancient name for an ethnic group in China
Huí hú
Huihu, Tang dynasty name of ethnic group corresponding to modern Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3]
Jì mò shēn kē
Tymoshenko (name)
Yulia Tymoshenko (1960-), Ukrainian politician
Bǎo dìng dì qū
Baoding county (old name)
Hè xū lí
Huxley (name)
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), British evolutionary scientist and champion of Darwin
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), British novelist
Dà yōng
Dayong, former name of Zhangjiajie 張家界|张家界[Zhang1 jia1 jie4], Hunan
Ruì shì
Richter (scale)
Richter (name)
Zhào Gòu
Zhao Gou, personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 高宗[Gao1 zong1]
Zōu
name of a state
surname Zou
Zǔ mǎ
Zuma (name)
Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 1999-2005, president from 2009
Suǒ luó mén
Solomon (name)
Solomon (Islands)
Kè lái dùn
Clayton (name)
Crighton (name)
Guī
surname Gui
ancient place name
shén nǚ fēng
name of a peak by Changjiang Three Gorges
Wǎ chéng
another name for Mandalay 曼德勒, Myanmar's second city
Jiā bǎi liè
Gabriel (name)
Archangel Gabriel of the Annunciation
Yě Tiān
ATI, brand name of AMD graphics cards
Dài zōng
Daizong, Temple name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰[Jing3 tai4]
Pí ěr sēn
Pearson (family name as well as various places)
Lǐ Hòu zhǔ
Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet
given name Li Yu 李煜
Téng zé
Fujisawa (Japanese surname and place name)
lā fū luó fū
Lavrov (name)
Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (1950-), Russian diplomat and politician, Foreign minister from 2004
Fēng dū
old variant of 豐都|丰都[Feng1 du1]
Fengdu county Chongqing municipality
name of a famous necropolis
miào hào
temple name of a deceased Chinese emperor