300 Unique & Pretty Chinese Girl Names and Meanings

Chinese is spoken by more than 1.39 billion people. I have selected 300 unique and pretty Chinese girl names with their meanings also included.

List Of 300 Pretty and Unique Chinese Girl Names :

Meihua

From the elements Mei (”goodness” or ”beautiful”) and Hua (blossom/magnificent/flower), Meihua means ”beautiful flower.”

Ranran

”Slowly rising.”

Li Na

”Li” means “pretty” and na is “elegant.” Li Na won French Open and Australian Open.

Lingxi

A magic rhinoceros horn (灵犀).

Xiyue

Pronounced SHEE-yweh, it means heart’s delight (心悦) and crescent moon (新月).

Cai Hua

Cai Hua is symbolizing ”splendid blossom.”

Xu

“Slow” or “to be gradual.”

Dan

”Cinnabar red.” Cinnabar was the raw material for the elixir Daoist alchemists used in search of immortality.

Furong

Hibiscus (芙蓉).

Yuzan

”Jade hairpin.”

Mei Lin

It is made of the elements “mei” (beautiful) and “lin” (”woods” or ”forest”). So, Mei Lin is interpreted as ”beautiful forest.”

Sisi

”To think, to long for.”

Chuchu

”Clear and distinct.”

Anling

Anling is composed of ān (”secure” and ”calm”) and ling (”empty”). So, it means ”tranquil beauty.”

Xiao Yan

Xiao Yan is interpreted as ”small swallow.”

Haitang

Chinese crabapple (海棠). Haitang Bay, east of Sanya, is named for it.

Wan

”Gracious” or ”written.” Empress Wanrong was the last empress of China and wife of the Qing emperor Puyi.

Guihua

Osmanthus blossom (桂花).

Quan

”Spring,” as in water rising out of the ground.

Duoduo

”Blossom.”

Bingxin

”Ice heart”(冰心). Xie Wanying (Bing Xin 1900-1999) is the author of Wo men zheli meiyou dongtian.

Chinese Girl Names With Dark Meanings:

Name	Meaning	Pronunciation
Ye (夜)	Night	yeh
Mo (墨)	Black ink	mwo
Xuanyue (玄月)	Dark moon or half moon	shwen-yweh
Youlan (幽兰)	Orchid in the shadows	yo-lahn
Anxiang (暗香)	Fragrance drifting in the dark	ahn-shyahng
Lengyue (冷月)	Cold moon	lung-yweh
Canxue (残雪)	Last lingering snow	tsahn-shweh
Qiqi (凄凄)	Desolate or orderly	chee-chee
Yexue (夜雪)	Snow falling at night	yeh-shweh
Canyang (残阳)	Dying sun	tsahn-yahng
Meiying (魅影)	Phantom or elite	may-ying
Xuanming (玄冥)	Deep darkness	shwen-ming
Yinyue (隐月)	Hidden moon	yin-yweh
Luoying (落英)	Fallen petals	lwaw-ying
Youying (幽影)	Faint shadow	yo-ying

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Yuhuan

Jade ring (玉环). Yang Yuhuan (719-756) is known as one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. She was also a consort of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

Nan

”Daughter” or ”child.”

Yunshang

Clouds for a gown (云裳).

Nini

”Cute girl.”

Huizhen

Huizhen is made from the elements ”hui,” meaning ”intelligent” or ”wise,” and zhen (”rare” or ”precious”). As such, it symbolizing ”precious wisdom.” Save

Tiantian

“Sweet” or “sweetie” and is used as a nickname.

Nongyu

Playing with jade.

Ailian

Ailian is beloved lotus (爱莲).

Bailu

”White dew.” Solar term Bailu starts when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 165°.

Jing Yi

”Quiet harmony,” Jing Yi isn’t that common however I find it beautiful not to insert it in my list.

Yueling

”Spirit moon.”

Lan Ying

”Brilliant gem” or “orchid flower”. Lan Yingying is an actress who starred in The Rescue and Pacific Rim Uprising.

Jiajia

”Family” or “auspicious.”

Wanru

Gentle as (婉如).

Feifei

In mythology Fei Fei is a divine beast that has the appearance of a fox. Also, double words in Chinese make it sound lovely. So, the meaning of Feifei is “luxuriant” or “fragrant.” If you’re a lover of gardens, you’ll especially likeit.

Yingxue

Snow-lit (映雪).

Yin

”A mat or cushion.”

Ruixue

”Auspicious or fortunate snow.”

Chinese girl names that sound English

Name	Meaning	Pronunciation	Sounds like
Lili (丽丽)	Dawn		Lily
Anni (安妮)	Peaceful girl	AHN-nee	Annie
Anna (安娜)	Graceful	AHN-nah	Anna
Aili (爱丽)	Love	EYE-lee	Ally
Nana (娜娜)	Elegant	NAH-nah	Nana
Mimi (蜜蜜)	Sweet as honey	MEE-mee	Mimi
Kaili (凯丽)	Triumphant beauty	KAI-lee	Kylie
Dina (迪娜)	Guide	DEE-nah	Dina
Meili (美丽)	Beauty	MAY-lee	Maylee
Wendi (文迪)	Cultured	WUN-dee	Wendy
Keli (可丽)	Lovely, charming	KUH-lee	Kelly
Luna (露娜)	Dew and grace	LOO-nah	Luna
Yana (雅娜)	Refined	YAH-nah	Yana
Lulu (露露)	Dewdrops	LOO-loo	Lulu
Hanna (涵娜)	Delicate	HAHN-nah	Hannah

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Yao

”Fine jade” or ”mother-of-pearl.” In myths the Queen Mother of the West has a jade terrace named Yaotai.

Wei

“Lofty” or “great.”

Shan Shan

珊珊 coral/姗姗 graceful walk/杉杉 pine tree/闪闪 glittering

Zi Qing

”Purple sky.”

Fang Fang

”Virtuous” or ”beautiful.” Fang Fang is an actress from Taiwan and played in Will Love in Spring, Good Time, Sheng Huo Qi Shi Lu, and East Wind Rain.

Lihua

”Pretty” or ”lovely.”

Rong

Rong is ”glory” and ”flourishing” and Rongrong is the easy doubled form.

Pei

”Flowing gown hanging down.”

Ruyan

Like drifting mist (如烟).

Min

Min is symbolizing someone quick and sharp-witted. This is for your baby if you want a name about the mind.

Zhinü

Zhinü is the goddess of weaving and the star Vega (Latinised to Alpha Lyrae) in Chinese myths. It means weaver girl (织女). She wove her father’s royal robes out of the clouds.

Shuya

Virtuous (淑) and refined (雅).

Qiao

“Handsome and pretty.”

Bao Yu

”Precious jade.” Even if it is a girl’s name, Bao Yu is also given to boys in China.

Yueying

Moon flower (月英)..

Shangxiang

”Esteeming fragrance.”

Xiaoqiao

The younger Qiao (小乔).

Luo Luo

It was a minor feudal state (located in present day Hubei province) that existed during the Shang dynasty.

Xiu Ying

”Petal” or “beautiful flower.”

Xiaohua

”young brilliance” (小花) or ”small flower.” For the love of the flowers’ colours, I’ll choose Xiaohua.

Jin

”Metal” or ”gold.”

Jinghong

”Startled swan goose (惊鸿). Cao Zhi used the image for the river goddess in his Rhapsody on the Goddess of the Luo.

Ju

”Chrysanthemum” or ”giant.”

Qian Qian

Qian translates as wealth or money. Qianqian are a type of lead cash coins that were used in cases when there was a limited supply of copper coins.

Liu

”Willow tree.”

Man (曼)

“Ten thousand” or ”full.”

Ai Ling

Ai Ling is made of the elements ”ai,” meaning ”care” or ”love,” and ”ling” is “tinkling of jade.” Ai Lin is a singer who is a signed artist under WhyU Media.

Jingxian

Serene (静), to make a surprise appearance (惊现) or graceful in manner (娴).

Meizhen

precious beauty/illuminating flower

Yating

Yating combines ya 雅 (”elegant, refined”) and ting 婷 (”poised or slender”). If you like two-syllable ones with an even some rhythm included this is a possible choice.

Nuan

”Warmth (暖).” Nuan is a rural drama by Huo Jianqi, set in Maoyuan, a village in Jiangx.

Hui Ling

”Wise and beautiful.”

Qixia

Qixia Temple is one of Nanjing’s most important Buddhist monasteries. There you can see the Thousand Buddha Cliff. It is symbolizing “ethereal sunset glow.”

Chenxi

”Morning light.”

Mengjiang

Mongolian Frontier (蒙疆). Mengjiang was also an autonomous zone in Inner Mongolia. The Japanese had mineral interests in their created state.

Han

”The moment before sunrise.”

Ning Ning

Ning Ning has a meaning that I love, ”serene.”

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Shijing

”Shi” means ”ode” or ”poem,” and ”jing” Is ”classic.”

Xing

”Star” or ”planet.” 星

Chun

”Spring.”

Yue Er

Yue is symbolizing “moon,” and er means ”child” or ”two.” Yue Er is “moon child.”

Zhaohua

”Magnificent shine.”

Shao Fen

Shao (少) is “young” or “small” and Fen (芬) ”aroma” or ”perfume. I have seen Shao Fen Chin in a romantic series The Starry Night, the Starry Sea.

Shuqing

It is made of the elements shu (淑) meaning ”virtous” or ”pure” in Mandarin and qing (清) is ”unpolluted” or ”clean.”

Xin Yi

heart and intention/happy and joyful

Yun

Yun (云 or 雲) is the word for to transport or cloud.

Tingting

“Pretty” or ”elegant.”

Lian

莲 ”Lotus,” the flower which rises above the mud and muck. It is included in longer forms, including Lianhua or Yulian.

Mengmeng

Sprouting, budding.

Mingzhu

This one is made of ming (”bright”) and zhu (”pearl”). Poetry uses it for something rare and closely held. Dong Mingzhu is the chairwoman of Gree Electric which is the world’s largest maker of air conditioners.

Ziteng

”Wisteria.”

Dingxiang

Lilac (丁香).

Mudan

Mudan is peony, a flower that is bound to the city of Luoyang. Its bloom signals wealth.

Die

”Butterfly.”

Feng

”Phoenix” or ”wind.”

Jie

”Clean and pure”. It is also found in Jiejie and Yujie.

Chang’e

Chang’e is the moon goddess of Chinese legends. She swallowed an elixir of immortality and floated up to live on the moon.

Rou

”Soft and supple.”

Lele

Lele doubles le and is meaning joy or cheer.

Xian

Virtuous and worthy.

Moli

Moli is the jasmine flower.

Xiang

”Good luck.”

Zhilan

Orchid.

Linglong

Exquisite and finely made.

Su

“To revive”.

Ruyi

“According to one’s desires.”Ruyi Jingu Bang is the Monkey King’s weapon in Journey to the West.

Lei

”Flower bud” or ”thunder.”

Yuan

“Beginning” or ”distant.”

Juan

”Beautiful, graceful.”

Ping

”Flat” or ”level.”

Tao

”The way.” Tao is also the Mother of the universe and beyond intellectual understanding.

Qiushui

”Autumn waters.”

Shuang

”Frost.”

Cuicui

Cuicui is a character of Shen Congwen’s novel Border Town. It means ”emerald” or ”jade green.”

Qin

”7-stringed zither or musical instrument.”

Wenjun

“Cultured ruler”. Zhuo Wenjun was a Western Han poet who was widowed young.

Dai

Dai is the blue black pigment women ground for their eyebrows.

Suzhen

Su (素) is silk and zhen (贞), constancy. Bai Suzhen is the white snake that is trapped under Leifeng Pagoda in the legend.

Yingtai

”Heroic terrace.”

Xiaoqing

Little Green (小青), the loyal snake spirit of the White Snake legend.

Qingzhao

Clear light (清照).

Mulan

Lily magnolia (木兰). The Ballad of Mulan has her replace her father in the army for 12 years.

Mengyao

”Vision” or ”dream.”

Guiying

“Laurel beauty”. Mu Guiying Takes Command was the last new opera Mei Lanfang staged.

Zhaojun

Bright (昭) and noble lady (君).

Yiran

Content and at ease (怡然) or “without hesitation”. Tao Yuanming uses it for the villagers of his story, Peach Blossom Spring.

Zihan

“Child of great potential.”

Ruoxi

As bright as dawn sunlight (若曦). Ruoxi is the time-travelling character of the drama Bu Bu Jing Xin.

Yutong

”Abundant hardwood tree.”

Huiyin

Excellence (徽) and cause (因). Architect Lin Huiyin helped design the national emblem.

Wanqing

Gentle (婉) and limpid (清).

Xiaoman

”Small fullness.” In 1926 Painter Lu Xiaoman married the poet Xu Zhimo.

Jiayi

Fine (佳) and cheerful (怡).

Yinuo

A single promise (一诺).

Hongxia

”Crimson clouds at sunset.”

Qingyi

Blue robe (青衣). Beijing opera uses qingyi for the role of the virtuous woman.

Meiyu

“Beautiful jade”.

Wenxin

Heart (文心). Baidu called its 2023 chatbot Wenxin Yiyan.

Suyin

Plain (素) and sound (音).

Yulan

Jade orchid (玉兰), the yulan magnolia and Shanghai adopted it as the city flower.

Xuelian

Snow lotus (雪莲).

Feiyan

Flying swallow (飞燕). Empress Zhao Feiyan was light enough to twirl on a tray held in one palm.

Daiyu

黛玉 black jade

Lingyun

Ling (铃) is “bell” and yun (雲) “governor”. Leshan Giant Buddha (233 ft tall) is located at Lingyun Mountain’s Qifeng Peak.

Chanjuan

Graceful 嬋 handsome 娟.

Xiaohe

I like the meaning of Xiaohe, small river (小河).

Jiangxue

River snow (江雪).

Yingying

”Oriole.”

Jingjing

Crystal sparkle (晶晶) and as 敬敬 “respectful” or “reverent”. Jingjing was one of the pandas from the mascots of Beijing Olympics.

Jingshu

A quiet (静), graceful beauty (姝).

Xinyue

”Gladness.

Hongmei

Red plum blossom (红梅). “Ode to the Red Plum” (红梅赞) is the best-known aria of the opera Sister Jiang.

Shiyu

Poetry (诗) and rain (雨).

Huimin

Wise (慧) and quick (敏).

Qiuyue

Autumn moon (秋月). Pinghu Qiuyue is one of the ten classic views of West Lake.

Caiyun

”Coloured cloud” as well as ‘talented cloud’.

Hanxiao

Hanxiao is symbolizing in Chinese “to have a smile on one’s face”(含笑). It is also a banana shrub that grows to 3-4 metres tall. This plant is used in Shanghai as a tall evergreen hedge.

Mingyue

”Bright moon.”

Qingling

“Celebrate” (庆) or 轻灵 “quick” and “agile”. Soong Ching-ling (1893-1981) was the wife of Sun Yat-sen and an Honorary President of the People’s Republic.

Chuxue

First snow (初雪).

Jingwen

Calm (静) and patterned clouds (雯).

Ruoshui

Weak water (弱水), a river of myth that is too thin to float a feather.

Nüwa

”Female” or ”woman.”

Qiuju

Autumn chrysanthemum (秋菊). They are native to East Asia and northeastern Europe.

Yiyi

”Reliant” or ”harmonious.” In the Book of Songs, willows sway yiyi as a soldier marches off.

Ziyan

Here, a popular choice with Chinese origins and a cheerful meaning of “purple and beautiful/charming”

Jingwei

”Essence, spirit.”

Zhiruo

Two fragrant herbs, angelica (芷) and pollia (若).

Ruolan

”Like an orchid.”

Xuan

宣 “to declare”/璇 “fine jade”/玄 “mysterious”/萱 “daylily”

Anqi

A phonetic loan of “angel” (安琪).

Qiong

Pronounced CHYONG and means exquisite and precious. Qiong is the 1-character abbreviation for Hainan province.

Kexin

Pleasing (可) and fragrant (馨)/worthy of joy

Yuxiu

Nurturing (毓) beauty (秀).

Jinxiu

“brocade and embroidery” and ‘beautiful jewel’.

Qingmei

Green plum (青梅). A Li Bai poem is the root of the phrase qingmei zhuma, childhood sweethearts.

Yuwei

Rain (雨) on a wild rose (薇).

Tong

Tong means 童 youth, 同 (united, 彤 vermilion or 通 to understand. Court women wrote with a tongguan, a red-lacquered brush.

Jiao

”Delicate, cherished.”

Siyu

To long for rain (思雨).

Muxue

Evening snow (暮雪).

Hongyan

Rosy cheeks (红颜), a poetic word for a beauty.

Dongmei

”Winter plum.”

Xianglan

Orchid of the Xiang river (湘兰). Ma Xianglan (1548-1604) was an artist born in Nanjing (the capital of Jiangsu province) who used the double outline technique. This essentially involves outlining and closing the shape with two strokes.

Hanmei

Cold-season plum.”

Suxin

A pure heart (素心). Growers use the word for orchids with single-coloured petals.

Mochou

”Do not grieve.”

Xianglian

Fragrant lotus (香莲).

Baochuan

宝 bǎo means treasure and 船 chuán vessel.

Jinhua

Jinhua is symbolziing golden flower (金花) in Mandarin.

Luofu 羅浮

Mount Luofu is a sacred Taoist mountain and one of the ten dongtian. ”Silk gauze” is the meaning

Huarui

Flower stamen (花蕊) and as 华锐 ‘splendid and sharp.’

Hongniang

Red lady (红娘).

Yinniang

It means “invisible young lady” (隐娘). Hou Hsiao-hsien’s The Assassin is based on the story “Nie Yinniang” by Pei Xing.

Shiniang

”10th daughter.”

Diaochan

Sable (貂) and cicada (蝉). Diaochan was the official ornaments on a courtier’s cap.

Qiuxiang

”Autumn fragrance.”

Xishi

Western Shi (西施), first of the four great beauties.

Rushi

Thus, just so (如是).

Shuzhen

Shuzhen means 淑珍 “virtuous and precious” as well as 淑貞 “pure and steadfast”.

Virtuous (淑) and true (真).

Yunmeng

”Cloud dream.” Yunmeng Marsh is China’s second-largest freshwater lake.

Miaoshan

Wondrous goodness (妙善). Legend of Princess Miaoshan became the origin story of Guanyin.

Zhenyi

Constancy (贞) and grace (仪).

Liangyu

”Good rain.”

Longnü

Dragon girl (龙女). In the Lotus Sutra Longnü achieved instant enlightenment.

Wenji

Cultured lady (文姬).

Hongyu

”Red jade.”

Fangfei

”Fragrant blossoms.”

Ziwei

Crape myrtle (紫薇). Gardeners call it baiyihong, “red for 100 days”, for its long summer flowering.

Shishi

A doubled shi (师), teacher or model.

Biluo

Jade spiral (碧螺).

Shaohua

It is meaning youthful splendor (韶华). In Cantonese Shaohua is pronounced as Siu-wah.

Wencheng

Literary accomplishment (文成). Princess Wencheng brought the Jowo Buddha statue that is in Lhasa’s Jokhang.

Zijing

”Redbud.”

Taiping

great peace/grand tranquility

Shaoyao

”Herbaceous peony.”

Bixia

Azure clouds (碧霞). Bixia Yuanjun is the goddess of Mount Tai and receives prayers from women who had aspirations to have children.

Baihe

”Lily.”

Yinghua

Cherry blossom (樱花).

Wangshu

Gazing and unhurried (望舒).

Nüying 女英

Ehuang and Nüying are two daughters of Emperor Yao. It is meaning ”maiden bloom.”

Taohua

Peach blossom (桃花). Fortune tellers speak of taohua yun, “peach blossom luck”, for a season of romance.

Xihe

Xihe (羲和 breath/righteousness) is a solar deity as well as the mother of ten suns in the form of three-legged crows.

Qingnü

Blue maiden or green girl (青女). Qingnü is the goddess of frost and snow.

Moniang

Silent girl (默娘).

Shuixian

Water immortal (水仙), the narcissus.

Lüzhu

”Green pearl.”

Xiangning

”Fragrance gathered.”

Hongdou

Red bean (红豆).

Youyou

”Bleat of deer.” Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for her malaria drug artemisinin.

Xiaoyue

Dawn moon (晓月).

Qiaozhi

Skilful (巧) and youthful (稚). Obstetrician Lin Qiaozhi delivered more than 50,000 babies in her career.

Qingcheng

Qingcheng is 傾城 overturning a city and 青城 green city.

Yaping

Asia (亚) and duckweed (萍). Astronaut Wang Yaping was elected as a deputy to the National People’s Congress and is also the first Chinese woman to walk in space.

Nianci

To remember a mother’s kindness (念慈).

Lijun

Beautiful (丽) and noble (君). Singer Teresa Teng was born Deng Lijun.

Liniang

Beautiful maiden (丽娘).

Lingling

”Darling little girl”. Ling Ling (1985-2008) was the female panda China at the Ueno Zoo who was sent to Washington’s National Zoo.

Xiaoxiao

”Patter of rain.

Wanting

Gentle (婉) and graceful (婷). It has nothing to do with the English word.

Chunxiao

Spring dawn.”

Laidi

Laidi is pronounced Lè dí and means “music to enlighten”.

Shengnan

”Surpassing boys.”

Tianxian

Heavenly fairy (天仙).

Yanzhi

Rouge (胭脂), pressed from safflower petals.

Lanting

Orchid pavilion (兰亭).

Shuhua

Virtuous (淑) and splendid (华).

Minghui

”Bright and wise.”

Jiaxin

Fine (佳) and joyful (欣).

Shiqi

Poetry (诗) set with rare jade (琪).

Mengqi

Dream.”

Xiaoqian

”Little charm.”

Hailan

Sea (海) and orchid (兰).

Ruotong

Symbolizing ”as if crimson” or “be like a phoenix tree.”

Yunjin

”Cloud brocade.” Nanjing’s gold-threaded silk is part of UNESCO’s heritage list.

Fenfang

Fragrance, a sweet perfume (芬芳).

Chunyan

”Spring swallow.”

Baozhu

Treasured pearl (宝珠).

Xuanji

Hidden mystery (玄机). Yu Xuanji poems are found in the anthology Complete Tang Poems.

Chunlan

Chunlan has the Chinese characters 春兰 (”spring orchid”).

Xinran

Gladly, with pleasure (欣然). Broadcaster Xuē Xīnrán was the host of call-in program “Words on the Night Breeze.” She published the book The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices.

Biyu

”Jasper.”

Yanxi

Prolonged blessing (延禧). Story of Yanxi Palace recounts the struggles of a palace maid in the court of the Qianlong Emperor.

Lingyu

”Intelligent gem.” Silent film star Ruan Lingyu was signed by Da Zhonghua Baihe Company.

Dongxue

Winter snow (冬雪).

Jiaqi

Excellent (佳) jade (琪).

Zhenzhu

”Rare pearl” (珍珠. Zhuji produces 70% of the world’s FWCP. As per ResearchGate, China has thousands of individual farms.

Emei

”Moth eyebrows.”

Yuhan

Yuhan is meaning rain (雨) and depth or nourishment (涵).