My Chinese Name
This is my chinese name, with a the English meaning on the right. The number in parentheses after the word (Ie. Shi (3) ) this describes the tone of the word. See an explanation of tones Here.
My first Chinese teacher in Taiwan gave me my last name, I got my first name from a nice Chinese lady in Porland (Thank you Carol !!). I met her at the Portland Chinese Language and Culture Group, a free group that meets and practices chinese while having tea at the Chinese Garden in downtown Portland.
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史 |
My last name: Shi (3) This character means history. It is also a used as a family name. |
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哲 |
Zhe (2) This character means philosophy / wise. |
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瑞 |
Rui (4) This means lucky / auspicious. |
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哲瑞 |
These two together, Zhe + Rui sounds like |
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Nice! My name is much more mundane, just family name(s) and phonetics.
Setälä Mikko
司徒米可
Sī Tú Mǐ Kě
“Manage Gang Rice May” (as in May do something), i.e. random meaning
The only extraordinary thing about it is that seldom do people have 2-character family names, although they do exist!