Can I choose two characters for my name now?

Yes.

The country does not stipulate that two-character names cannot be used, but the police recommend that it is best to use three-character names to avoid duplication of names. In addition, you should not be too unconventional and unconventional. When naming your children, avoid using uncommon characters or overwriting. There are too many words or too many words to prevent children from having trouble writing when they first learn to write, or due to the computer system’s character limit for name entry.

Article 99 of the "General Principles of the People's Republic of China and Civil Law" stipulates:

Citizens enjoy the right of name and have the right to decide, use and change their names in accordance with regulations. Interference, misappropriation, and counterfeiting by others are prohibited. ?

Legal persons, individual industrial and commercial households, and individual partnerships enjoy the right to name. Corporate legal persons, individual industrial and commercial households, and individual partnerships have the right to use and transfer their names in accordance with the law.

The "Regulations on Household Registration of the People's Republic of China" stipulates:

Article 7: Within one month after the birth of the baby, the head of the household, relatives, caregivers or neighbors must report to the baby The household registration authority at the place of permanent residence declares birth registration. ?

For abandoned babies, the adopter or the infant care agency shall report birth registration to the household registration agency.

Article 18: Citizens’ name changes shall be handled in accordance with the following provisions:

1. When a person under the age of 18 needs to change his or her name, the name change shall be made by the person himself or his parents or adopter. A person applies to the household registration authority for change registration;?

2. When a person over 18 years old needs to change his or her name, he or she must apply for change registration to the household registration authority.

Reference for the above content? China National People’s Congress website - General Principles of the People’s Republic of China and Civil Law