When choosing a classic Chinese baby name, parents are encouraged to meet with an astrologer who will determine the child’s name by looking at their astrological charts and the time of birth. The astrologer chooses a name that combines natural elements and flows well with the family’s name. Our list of sweet Chinese names includes names for boys, girls, and unisex names. No matter if you just want to honor your Chinese heritage or pay homage to a beloved and ancient culture, you won’t go wrong with this list of names.

Chinese Names for Boys

1.  Xiu With Chinese roots, this name means “elegant.” 2. Zixuan This name has been the most common for baby boys who have been born after 2010. 3. Zihan Zihan means “child” in Chinese. 4. Yuxuan In Chinese, this name means “high house.” 5. Yuze This nature-inspired name means “rain.” 6. Xiang This name means “good luck” in Chinese. 7. Wei Wei means “greatness” in Chinese. 8. Tao The meaning of Tao is “large waves.” 9. Shi This Chinese baby boy’s name has multiple meanings including “generation”, “honest” or “history.” 10. Kai With Chinese origins, this name means “victory.” 11. Hao-Yu In Chinese, this name means “grand house.” 12. Haoran This baby boy’s name means “grand in manner.” 13. Guo After the Chinese word for “country.” 14. Fu This name has multiple meanings like “wealthy”, “man” or “father.” 15. Dong This Chinese baby boy’s name means “East.” 16. Da-Fu In Chinese, this name means “great God.” 17. Chih-Cheng With Chinese roots, this name means “accomplishing your life’s goals.” 18. Chen This name means “morning” in Chinese. 19. Chao This Chinese name means “surpass.” 20. Bowen This baby boy’s name means “abundant.” 21. Aiguo In Chinese, this modern name means “love for your country.” 22. Tu This Chinese name refers to a baby boy “who learns quickly and is intelligent.” 23. Syaoran This name means “He who is a little wolf.” 24. Taio With Chinese origins, this name means “a great or distinguished person.” 25. Shen In Chinese, this name means “a spirit” or “something supernatural.” 26. Shan This baby boy’s name means “an old and wise man.” 27. Ming Typically a Chinese surname, this name means “shining.” 28. Manchu The meaning of Manchu is “pure.” 29. Longwei Longwei means “dragon greatness” in Chinese. 30. Lim This Chinese name means “forest.” 31. Lee In Chinese, this name means “healer.” 32. Kuo This name means “vast” in Chinese. 33. Kong The meaning of the name Kong is “void.” 34. Kang Kang means “health” in Chinese. 35. Jing In Chinese, this name means “crystal clear.” 36. Jiao-Long This mythical name means “a scaled dragon.” 37. Hu This nature-inspired Chinese boy’s name means “tiger.” 38. Hou This baby boy’s name means “one who is a lord, a nobleman.” 39. Hong With Chinese roots, this name means “large.” 40. Fa After the Chinese word for “new beginnings.” 41. Dingbang This name means “one who protects his country” in Chinese. 42. Delun In Chinese, this name means “one who lays down the order and gives justice.” 43. Chung This Chinese name means “the person who is wise and has a deep understanding in various matters.” 44. Chaun This name means “the one who has financial and emotional security.” 45. Chang With Chinese roots, this name means “an unhindered spirit.” 46. Li Qiang This baby boy’s name means “reason and power.” 47. Li Jun In Chinese, this name means “beautiful ruler.” 48. Bambang This Chinese name means “a knight.” 49. Zhang Yong This baby boy’s name means “brave archer.” 50. Li Jie With Chinese origins, this name means “beautiful hero.”

Chinese Names for Girls

  1. Alix This Chinese name means “of the dignified kind.”
  2. Bethsheba In Chinese, this name means “oath.”
  3. Hien This baby girl’s name means “gentle.”
  4. Gho With Chinese roots, this name means “a responsible and inspirational being.”
  5. Diu In Chinese, this name means “one who is down to Earth.”
  6. Da Xia This name means “biggest hero.”
  7. Genji This Chinese name means “who is most valuable as God.”
  8. Hop This baby girl’s name means “agreeable.”
  9. Huan After the Chinese word for “fortunate.”
  10. Jia Li In Chinese, this name means “good” and “beautiful.”
  11. Jiao With Chinese roots, this name means “who loves to teach.”
  12. Liling This name means “white jasmine” in Chinese.
  13. Lin This Chinese name means “beautiful jade.”
  14. Liu This girl’s name means “flowing.”
  15. Loi After the Chinese word for “thunder.”
  16. Luan In Chinese, this name means “an uprising.”
  17. Meilin This name comes from the Chinese word for “very tiny growth of the plum trees.”
  18. Meiling From the Chinese word for “beautiful.”
  19. Niu This name means “a cute young girl” in Chinese.
  20. Nuo This Chinese name means “elegant, merciful and kind hearted.”
  21. Qing In Chinese, this name means “greenish blue color.”
  22. Nuwa After the founder and creator of the whole universe.
  23. Qi This girl’s name means “a fine jade.”
  24. Na From the Chinese description for “an elegant or smooth person.”
  25. Li Hua This Chinese name means “pear blossom.”
  26. Lixue This name means “pretty and pure as snow.”
  27. Nuan In Chinese, this name means “the person who is very friendly and wholehearted.”
  28. Ming Yue This name means “bright moon” in Chinese.
  29. Mey This Chinese name means “gorgeous.”
  30. Meiying This girl’s name means “beautiful flower.”
  31. Lien From the Chinese phrase “one who possesses the beauty and pureness of a lotus flower.”
  32. Lian In Chinese, this name means “she who is graceful as a willow.”
  33. Li Ming This name means “one who is pretty and bright” in Chinese.
  34. Lai This Chinese name means “future.”
  35. Pangfua This girl’s name means “clouds in the shape of a heart.”
  36. Qinyang From the Chinese phrase “sunshine of my heart.”
  37. Ting In Chinese, this name means “a graceful person.”
  38. Ushi This Chinese name means “a plant.”
  39. Yun This girl’s name means “lotus flower.”
  40. Caihong In Chinese, this name means “a rainbow in the sky.”
  41. Ju From the Chinese word for “daisy.”
  42. Jilpa This name means “a teacher of life” in Chinese.
  43. Heng This Chinese name means “constant.”
  44. Genji In Chinese, this name means “who is most valuable as God.”
  45. Da Xia This girl’s name means “biggest hero.”
  46. Chu From the Chinese word that means “to produce.”
  47. Bo This Chinese name means “precious.”
  48. Bai In Chinese, this name means “white.”
  49. Wang Fang This girl’s name means “beautiful monarch.”
  50. Li Jing From the Chinese word for “crystal clear.”

Unisex Chinese Names

  1. Susu This name means “simple” in Chinese.
  2. Rong In Chinese, this name means “glory.”
  3. Qing Yuan From the Chinese word for “deep water.”
  4. Qiao This unisex name means “pretty.”
  5. Luo This name means “camel” in Chinese.
  6. Liang In Chinese, this name means “a beam.”
  7. An From the Chinese word for “tranquility.”
  8. Shui This unisex name means “water.”
  9. Cong This name means “shrubbery” in Chinese.
  10. Bao With Chinese roots, this name means “to order.”
  11. Cheng In Chinese, this name means “completed.”
  12. Ping From the Chinese word for “level.”
  13. Ling This unisex name means “spirit.”
  14. Ru This name means “scholar” in Chinese.
  15. Shuang With Chinese origins, this name means “bright.”
  16. Hua This name means “splendid.”
  17. Cao In Chinese, this name means “grasp.”
  18. He This name means “river” or “stream” in Chinese.
  19. Jia From the Chinese word for “auspicious.”
  20. Kaili This unisex name means “beautiful.”
  21. Le In Chinese, this name means “joy.”
  22. Qiu This name means “autumn.”
  23. Lian With Chinese roots, this name means “graceful willow.”
  24. Beijing After China’s capital city.
  25. Aang This unisex Chinese name means “peaceful.”
  26. Tai In Chinese, this name means “great extreme.”
  27. Chenric From the Chinese word for “amazing morning.”
  28. China This name means “central state.”
  29. Li With Chinese origins, this name means “logic.”
  30. Hui This unisex name means “intelligent.”
  31. Chun From the Chinese word for “spring.”
  32. Hongying This name means “red blush” in Chinese.
  33. Hongan With Chinese roots, this name is a combination of traditional names Hong and An.
  34. Hoi This unisex Chinese name means “ocean.”
  35. Haoxi In Chinese, this name means “a huge hello.”
  36. Feng From the Chinese word for “phoenix.”
  37. Fan In Chinese, this name means “mortal.”
  38. Dongxiang From the Chinese word for “east.”
  39. Dajing This name means “big calm” in Chinese.
  40. Chow With Chinese origins, this name comes from the Chou Dynasty.
  41. Chia-Ling This unisex Chinese name means “beautiful.”
  42. Bu After the famous Chinese general, Lü Bu.
  43. Bingyin In Chinese, this name means “maintain.”
  44. Bei From the Chinese word for “comet.”
  45. Ào This name means “proud” in Chinese.
  46. Aibing With Chinese roots, this name means “love.”
  47. Huanghun This unisex Chinese name means “nightfall.”
  48. Hwang In Chinese, this name means “rare.”
  49. Jiayi From the Chinese word for “good.”
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