1. Choose based on appearance characteristics
Everyone has their own appearance characteristics, so it is a very common way to give nicknames to friends based on their appearance characteristics. Regardless of whether they are temperamental, cute, glamorous, or aloof, they all have unique bases as nicknames. For example, "Little Tuanzi", "Bean Sprouts", "Haomei" and so on. When choosing nicknames in this way, be sure to choose more cute words and not have derogatory connotations, otherwise it will not only affect the relationship, but also hit the other person's self-esteem.
2. Choose friends based on their names
It is also a simple method to give nicknames to friends based on their names. Using certain words in friends' names as a basis to choose nicknames by extending the names is also very effective. For example, if your friend's last name is Cheng, you can directly call him "Chengzi". Or use one of the characters in a friend's name, plus the character "小" or "A", which is also a nice nickname.
3. Use nicknames to show the other person’s strengths
Using nicknames to show the other person’s strengths is an important way of giving nicknames. Well-meaning nicknames must not be derogatory. You can give your friends nicknames based on their appearance and merits, or you can give them nicknames based on things they have experienced or even the positions they have held. For example, nicknames such as "Xueba" are both complimentary and have distinctive personality characteristics.