How do Chinese parents name their children?

The first thing is to name the children according to their seniority.

Every family has a generational ranking. Generally, after a child is born, the first thing parents think of is what generation the child is, and then add the generation after the surname, and then add a particularly meaningful character. Text, so that the child's name can be chosen. Most rural people use this method to name their children, especially boys. They think that the seniority in the child's name indicates that generations of the family have been born.

Basically it depends on the weather or environment in which the child was born.

Some parents don’t know what kind of name to give their children, so they postpone thinking about it until after the child is born. Sometimes the decision is based on the weather in which the child was born. For example, if a child is born on a rainy day, the name will have the word "rain" in it. If it is snowing, the name will naturally have the word "snow" and so on.

Or give your child a name that is very meaningful to you.

Some people particularly like a word and feel that this word is very important to them, so they will give their children a name with this word. In fact, no matter which name you choose for your child, as long as it sounds good to you, after all, the name is just a code name.