Chinese names also have their own traditions and characteristics. Chinese people's names all have their surname first and their first name last. Some first names have one character or two characters. The names of ancient Chinese people were more complicated than those of modern people. In addition to the surname and given name, there were also characters and nicknames. When a man reaches the age of twenty and a woman reaches the age of fifteen, she has to take a formal name, which is the word. People with status and culture also need to have a nickname. They often give themselves nicknames based on their place of residence or interests. For example, when the poet Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty lived in Qinglian Township, Sichuan, he gave himself the nickname Qinglian Jushi.
Chinese names often have certain meanings and express certain wishes. Some names contain the place, time or natural phenomenon when the person was born, such as "京, Chen, Dong, Xue" and so on. Some names indicate that people hope to have certain virtues, such as "loyalty, righteousness, propriety, trustworthiness", etc. Some names express wishes for health, longevity, and happiness, such as "Jian, Shou, Song, Fu" and so on. Men's names are also different from women's names. Men's names mostly use words that express might and bravery, such as "tiger, dragon, majestic, great, strong, strong" and so on. Women's names often use words that express gentleness and beauty, such as "phoenix, flower, jade, cai, juan, quiet" and so on.
Nowadays, Chinese people are no longer as particular about naming as the ancients. In addition to nicknames (informal names given when children were young) and daimyo (formal names), ordinary people no longer have aliases and nicknames, and their names are not necessarily arranged according to generation.