Chinese Personal Name
Generates Chinese name suggestions from a foreign English name based on phonetics, semantics and cultural fit.
Examples：Elon Musk → 马一隆; Mary Smith → 史美瑞; David Lee → 李大伟
AI · CHINESE METAPHYSICS
Get the perfect Chinese name with AI
Generate 3 Chinese name candidates for foreign individuals / cross-border companies / international brands — balancing phonetic fit, auspicious meaning, and Wuge / Sancai harmony. Results in 30 seconds.
How AI Naming Works
- Parse：Parse the input as Western name order (First Middle Last), extract surname and given name; map surname to a real Chinese surname (zhou → 周, musk → 马 ...).
- AI Generate：Call the LLM (DeepSeek Pro / Advanced / OpenAI selectable), generate 3 candidates with three strategies: phonetic + meaning, meaning-first, rare-character.
- Numerology Score：Score each candidate on phonetic / meaning / uniqueness / overall (0-100 each), combine Wuge analysis and Sancai configuration to assign a tier (Top / High / Upper-Mid / Mid / Low).
Why Wuge Numerology?
The Five-Grid (Wuge) method comes from Japanese onomancer Kumasaki Ken'ō's 1928 book Seimei no Shinpi (The Mystery of Names, now in the public domain). It divides a name by stroke count into five numbers: the Heaven, Personality, Earth, Total and External grids. Since the 1990s the system has been widely adopted in the Chinese-speaking world as one of the scientific bases for choosing Chinese names.
When generating candidates, AI Naming takes Five-Grid and Three Talents harmony into account, avoiding inauspicious numbers and keeping the numerology basically balanced. For an in-depth Five-Grid analysis, pick a candidate and click "View Full Analysis" to open the full report.
→ See the glossary to learn moreFAQ
Q: If I enter "elon zhou", is zhou the given name or the surname?
A: Following Western name order, the last word is the surname. So zhou is the surname and elon is the given name. The AI maps zhou to a real Chinese surname (周 / 邹 / 朱) and puts the surname first in the Chinese name.
Q: Can I choose the number of characters?
A: Yes — you can choose 2, 3 or 4 characters (characters excluding the surname = length - 1). Chinese personal names most often have 3 characters (1 surname + 2 given). Trademark / product names are fixed at 2-4 characters, decided by the AI.
Q: Does each generation cost points?
A: Each successful generation costs 30 points; if the LLM call fails, the points are refunded automatically. Clicking the button first opens the LLM picker — **the request is only sent once you select an LLM**.
Q: Are the generated Chinese names unique and registrable?
A: In company / trademark mode the AI avoids common filler words (such as "China" + "Group"), but it does **not** guarantee that a trademark can be registered. Before registering, please confirm through an official search with the China Trademark Office (CTMO).
Q: Why does each of the 3 candidates use a different strategy?
A: To spare you choice paralysis. The 3 candidates follow three strategies — sound-alike + meaning, meaning first, and rare characters — covering needs from "close to the original name and easy to recognize" to "unique and distinctive".