jiǎng 奖, 獎 ChineseChinese character meaning
"prize, reward".
jiǎo 角 ChineseChinese character meaning
"point, corner".
jié 1 杰, 傑 ChineseChinese character meaning
"heroic, outstanding".
jié 2 节, 節 ChineseChinese character meaning
"section, period, verse, melody".
jiè 介 ChineseChinese character meaning
"help, assist, between, shellfish".
jìn 1 进, 進 ChineseChinese character meaning
"advance, make progress".
jìn 2 晋, 晉 ChineseChinese character meaning
"advance, increase".
jǐn 1 锦, 錦 ChineseChinese character meaning
"tapestry, brocade, embroidered".
jǐn 2 堇, 菫 ChineseMeans
"violet (flower)" in Chinese (species Viola verecunda).
jīn 1 金 ChineseChinese character meaning
"gold, metal, money".
jìng 1 静, 靜 ChineseChinese character meaning
"quiet, still, gentle".
jǐng 2 井 ChineseChinese character meaning
"well (for water), mine shaft, pit".
jiǔ 1 久 ChineseChinese character meaning
"long time, long time ago".
jú 1 菊 ChineseChinese character meaning
"chrysanthemum".
jú 2 橘 ChineseChinese character meaning
"orange, tangerine".
jù 巨 ChineseChinese character meaning
"big, enormous".
juān 娟 ChineseChinese character meaning
"beautiful, graceful".
jùn 1 俊 ChineseChinese character meaning
"talented, handsome".
jùn 2 骏, 駿 ChineseChinese character meaning
"good horse, fast".
ka 4 華 JapaneseMeans
"flower, splendour", a Japanese kan'on reading of
huá.
kǎi 凯, 凱 ChineseChinese character meaning
"triumph, victory, music of triumph".
kān 栞 ChineseChinese character meaning
"publication".
kāng 康 ChineseChinese character meaning
"peaceful, quiet".
kè 1 克 ChineseChinese character meaning
"overcome, win".
ketill Old NorseOld Norse word meaning
"kettle, cauldron" (later also acquiring the meaning "helmet").
kōng 空 ChineseChinese character meaning
"empty, hollow, sky".
koto 琴 JapaneseRefers to a type of musical instrument, from a Japanese kun reading of
qín.
kǒu 口 ChineseChinese character meaning
"mouth, entrance".
kuàng 邝, 鄺 ChineseChinese character that refers to the Kuang clan.
kuí 葵 ChineseChinese character meaning
"sunflower".
kūn 坤 ChineseChinese character meaning
"earth, female".
lán 1 兰, 蘭 ChineseChinese character meaning
"orchid, elegant".
lán 2 岚, 嵐 ChineseChinese character meaning
"mountain mist".
laug Old NorseOld Norse element possibly meaning
"vowed, promised, bound in oath".
leif Old NorseOld Norse word meaning
"inheritance, legacy, remainder, remnant".
leva Old SaxonOld Saxon word meaning
"remainder, remnant, legacy".
lì 1 立 ChineseChinese character meaning
"stand, establish".
lì 2 力 ChineseChinese character meaning
"power, capability, influence".
lì 3 丽, 麗 ChineseChinese character meaning
"beautiful, lovely".
lì 4 莉 ChineseChinese character meaning
"white jasmine".
lì 5 利 ChineseChinese character meaning
"benefit, advantage".
lǐ 1 理 ChineseChinese character meaning
"reason, logic".
lǐ 2 李 ChineseChinese character meaning
"plum, plum tree".
lián 1 莲, 蓮 ChineseChinese character meaning
"lotus, water lily".
lián 2 廉 ChineseChinese character meaning
"clean, honest, upright".
liàn 恋, 戀 ChineseChinese character meaning
"love, yearn for".
liáng 1 良 ChineseChinese character meaning
"good, virtuous, respectable".
liáng 3 梁 ChineseChinese character meaning
"beam, bridge", also referring to the ancient state of Liang.
liáo 辽, 遼 ChineseChinese character meaning
"distant, far".
liào 廖 ChineseChinese character referring to the ancient state of Liao, which was located in what is now Henan province.
lǐn 凛 ChineseChinese character meaning
"shiver with cold".
liú 刘, 劉 ChineseChinese character meaning
"kill, destroy".
lóng 1 隆 ChineseChinese character meaning
"prosperous, abundant".
lú 卢, 盧 ChineseChinese character meaning
"rice bowl, black".
lù 陆, 陸 ChineseChinese character meaning
"land".
lǚ 吕, 呂 ChineseChinese character meaning
"musical note". It also refers to the ancient state of Lu, which was located in present-day Henan province.
lǜ 绿, 綠 ChineseChinese character meaning
"green".
luán 鸾, 鸞 ChineseChinese character referring to a mythological bird.
luó 罗, 羅 ChineseChinese character meaning
"net, gauze", and also referring to the minor ancient state of Luo.
mǎ 马, 馬 ChineseChinese character meaning
"horse".
mærr Old NorseOld Norse word meaning
"famous, illustrious, known".
mai 1 梅 VietnameseVietnamese form of
méi (referring to the tree known as the Chinese plum, species Prunus mume).
mào 茂 ChineseChinese character meaning
"lush, thick, talented".