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Chinese names

Chinese names. ★ The composition of Chinese names ★ The origins of family names ★ The choice of given names ★ What is your Chinese name?. Agenda. láo xiǎo jìng 劳晓静 Xiaojing Lao. 新百家姓. The population of “ 李” accounts for 7.94% of the population of the whole country.

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Chinese names

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  1. Chinese names

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

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

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

  7. 司马迁 sī mǎ qiān sī mǎ

  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) 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) 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) 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 namegiven 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 ___________________________.

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