xìng 1 性 ChineseChinese character meaning
"nature, character, sex".
xīng 星 ChineseChinese character meaning
"star, planet".
xiù 秀 ChineseChinese character meaning
"luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding".
xiū 修 ChineseChinese character meaning
"study, decorate, cultivate".
xola NguniNguni word meaning
"to be peaceful".
xú 徐 ChineseChinese character meaning
"slowly, calmly, composed, dignified".
xù 1 序 ChineseChinese character meaning
"series, sequence".
xǔ 许, 許 ChineseChinese character meaning
"allow, permit".
xuàn 2 铉, 鉉 ChineseChinese character referring to a device used to lift a ritual tripod cauldron.
xuàn 3 绚, 絢 ChineseChinese character meaning
"brilliant fabric design, kimono design".
xué 学, 學 ChineseChinese character meaning
"study, learning, school".
xún 1 荀 ChineseChinese character meaning
"plant, ancient state".
xún 2 寻, 尋 ChineseChinese character meaning
"search, seek" or
"fathom, armspan".
xùn 迅 ChineseChinese character meaning
"fast, sudden".
xūn 1 勋, 勛 ChineseChinese character meaning
"meritorious deed, rank".
xūn 2 薫 ChineseChinese character referring to a medicinal herb.
ya 3 也 JapaneseJapanese word meaning
"to be, also", an on reading of
yě.
ya 8 EnglishPhonetic element /jɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /jə/).
ya 9 IgboIgbo suffix meaning
"him, her, his, hers" (third-person pronoun).
yá 芽 ChineseChinese character meaning
"bud, sprout".
yà 亚, 亞 ChineseChinese character meaning
"second" or
"Asia".
yǎ 雅 ChineseChinese character meaning
"elegant, graceful, refined".
yán 2 延 ChineseChinese character meaning
"stretch, prolong".
yán 3 研 ChineseChinese character meaning
"study, research, grind, sharpen".
yàn 1 艳, 艷 ChineseChinese character meaning
"beautiful, gorgeous".
yàn 2 彦, 彥 ChineseChinese character meaning
"elegant, handsome, learned".
yáng 3 杨, 楊 ChineseChinese character meaning
"willow, poplar, aspen".
yáo 遥, 遙 ChineseChinese character meaning
"distant, remote".
yar یار PersianPersian word meaning
"friend, companion".
yé 耶 ChineseChinese character used as an interjection.
yě 1 野 ChineseChinese character meaning
"field, wilderness, wild".
yě 2 也 ChineseChinese character meaning
"also", classically used as a word expressing support or agreement.
yẹ YorubaYoruba word meaning
"suitable, worthy".
yẹ́ YorubaYoruba word meaning
"praise, favour".
yí 1 宜 ChineseChinese character meaning
"suitable, proper".
yí 2 怡 ChineseChinese character meaning
"joy, harmony".
yí 3 仪, 儀 ChineseChinese character meaning
"ceremony, rites".
yì 1 毅 ChineseChinese character meaning
"resolute, decisive, firm".
yì 2 义, 義 ChineseChinese character meaning
"justice, righteousness".
yì 3 益 ChineseChinese character meaning
"profit, benefit".
yì 4 艺, 藝 ChineseChinese character meaning
"art, talent, craft".
yī 2 伊 ChineseChinese character meaning
"he, she, this, that" (third-person pronoun).
yī 3 衣 ChineseChinese character meaning
"clothing, garment".
yín 银, 銀 ChineseChinese character meaning
"silver, money".
yìn 1 印 ChineseChinese character meaning
"stamp, seal, India".
yǐn 尹 ChineseChinese character meaning
"govern, oversee".
yīn 1 慇 ChineseChinese character meaning
"careful, anxious, attentive".
yīn 3 荫, 蔭 ChineseChinese character meaning
"shade, shelter, protect".
yíng 1 营, 營 ChineseChinese character meaning
"encampment, barracks".
yìng 映 ChineseChinese character meaning
"reflect light".
yīng 1 英 ChineseChinese character meaning
"flower, petal, brave, hero".
ym ым KazakhKazakh possessive suffix meaning
"my".
yoko 横, 橫 JapaneseJapanese character meaning
"beside, next to, across", a kun reading of
héng.
yóu 由 ChineseChinese character meaning
"reason, cause".
yòu 1 祐 ChineseChinese character meaning
"divine intervention, protection".
yòu 2 佑 ChineseChinese character meaning
"help, protect, bless".
yòu 3 柚 ChineseChinese character meaning
"grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit".
yòu 4 右 ChineseChinese character meaning
"right hand, west".
yòu 5 诱, 誘 ChineseChinese character meaning
"persuade, lure, attract".
yǒu 1 友 ChineseChinese character meaning
"friend, companion".
yǒu 2 优, 優 ChineseChinese character meaning
"superior, excellent".
yǒu 3 悠 ChineseChinese character meaning
"distant, leisurely".
yǒu 4 有 ChineseChinese character meaning
"have, possess, exist".
yu 4 優 JapaneseMeans
"excellence, superiority, gentleness", a Japanese nanori reading of
yǒu.
yú 1 愉 ChineseChinese character meaning
"pleasant, delightful".
yú 4 俞 ChineseChinese character meaning
"consent, approve".
yú 5 虞 ChineseChinese character meaning
"concerned, anxious". It also refers to an ancient fiefdom that was located in present-day Shanxi province.
yù 1 裕 ChineseChinese character meaning
"abundant, rich, plentiful".
yù 2 玉 ChineseChinese character meaning
"jade, precious stone, gem".
yǔ 2 宇 ChineseChinese character meaning
"house, eaves, universe".
yū 1 優 JapaneseMeans
"excellence, superiority, gentleness", a Japanese kan'on reading of
yǒu.
yuán 2 原 ChineseChinese character meaning
"source, origin, beginning" or
"meadow, field, plain".
yuàn 2 院 ChineseChinese character meaning
"courtyard, institution".
yuè 3 越 ChineseChinese character referring to the Yue people who inhabited southern China and northern Vietnam.
yǔn 允 ChineseChinese character meaning
"allow, consent".
za NguniNguni word meaning
"to come, to approach".
zài 在 ChineseChinese character meaning
"located at, exist".
zǎi 宰 ChineseChinese character meaning
"kill, rule".
zāi 哉 ChineseChinese character used as an exclamation.
zàn 赞, 贊 ChineseChinese character meaning
"help, support".
zǎo 早 ChineseChinese character meaning
"early, morning, before, soon".
zar 2 زار PersianPersian suffix meaning
"place abounding in, field, garden".
zarif ظريف ArabicArabic word meaning
"elegant, graceful, charming".
zawar زوار ArabicArabic word meaning
"pilgrim, visitor".
zay EnglishPhonetic element /zeɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as
zay,
zae,
xay, and so on.
zé 泽, 澤 ChineseChinese character meaning
"moist, marsh, grace, brilliance".
zēng 曾 ChineseChinese character meaning
"great, increase". It also refers to the former state of Zeng, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Hubei province.
zhāi 1 斋, 齋 ChineseChinese character meaning
"vegetarian food, study room".
zhào 1 照 ChineseChinese character meaning
"shine, illumine, reflect".
zhào 2 赵, 趙 ChineseChinese character referring to an ancient city-state in what is now Shanxi province.
zhāo 昭 ChineseChinese character meaning
"bright, luminous".
zhé 哲 ChineseChinese character meaning
"wise, sage".
zhèn 1 镇, 鎭 ChineseChinese character meaning
"town, market place".
zhèn 2 震 ChineseChinese character meaning
"shake, tremor, excite".
zhēn 1 贞, 貞 ChineseChinese character meaning
"virtuous, chaste, loyal".
zhèng 3 郑, 鄭 ChineseChinese character referring to the ancient state of Zheng, which existed from the 9th to 4th centuries BC in what is now Henan province.
zhí 直 ChineseChinese character meaning
"straight, direct, honest".
zhì 1 志 ChineseChinese character meaning
"will, purpose, ambition".
zhì 2 智 ChineseChinese character meaning
"wisdom, intellect".
zhì 3 治 ChineseChinese character meaning
"govern, administer".
zhī 1 知 ChineseChinese character meaning
"know, perceive, comprehend".
zhī 5 之 ChineseChinese character formerly meaning
"it, him, her", which acts now as a possessive marker.
zhōu 2 周 ChineseChinese character meaning
"circumference". It also refers to the Zhou dynasty, which ruled in China from the 11th to 3rd centuries.
zhú 2 烛, 燭 ChineseChinese character meaning
"candle, torch, light, shine".
zhù 筑 ChineseChinese character meaning
"lute, zither, build".
zhǔ 主 ChineseChinese character meaning
"master, owner".
zhū 1 洙 ChineseChinese character referring to a river in Shandong.
zhū 3 朱 ChineseChinese character meaning
"vermilion red, cinnabar". It also refers to the ancient state of Zhu, which was located in present-day Shandong province.
zhūa 挝, 撾 ChineseChinese character meaning
"beat, strike".
zhuāng 妆, 妝 ChineseChinese character meaning
"adornment, makeup".
zhǔn 准 ChineseChinese character meaning
"approve, permit".