1、 Whats in a Chinese name? As an activity with a long-standing history, getting a Chinese name has certainly become a culture. Its universally acknowledged that a Chinese name given by parents contains a variety of information and meanings. So lets take a look at some methods that are used to get a n
2、ame for a child.Most importantly, its an outstanding feature that a childs Chinese name holds the best wishes and hopes of their parents for what kind of person they want their child to be or what kind of life they expect they child to lead, since this name may accompany their child throughout their
3、 whole life. For example, if a persons name contains the Chinese characters like Chang or Sheng which stands for prosperity and wealth,then his parents probably anticipate that he can lead a materially comfortable and satisfactory life.Besides, many Chinese names were given in the light of the myste
4、rious influential old theory-there are five elements existing in the world and only when all these elements are balanced in a certain way can everything goes on smoothly. This rule applies to human beings too. Therefore,if a child is said to lack certain elements in him by a master in this field, th
5、en it is a usual thing for parents to choose characters representing that lacking elements for their child to strike a balance between the five elements. In addition to above situations, some people names after historical and national events which are remarkably meaningful so as to memorize the day or the event. There is no doubt that there still exists plenty of ways to get a Chinese names.
