Choose a proper Chinese name by yourself

How to choose a proper Chinese name Part 1: family names

How to choose an awesome Chinese name by/for yourself

Family name + First name 
吴 + 理查

How to pick a good Chinese family name?
百家姓 (One Hundred family names)

1. Use the pronunciation of your name

Scott :施shī
Omar: 欧ōu
Behram: 贝bèi
Muḥammad: 穆 mù

2. Pick from animals you like:
Common: 马mǎ(horse)、熊xióng(bear)
Not Common: 牛niú (bull)、羊yáng(goat) 
(X) 狗gǒu (dog)、鸡jī (chicken)、猪zhū(pig)

3. Best choices for a macho guy：萧xiāo (a hero in kongfu novels)、武wǔ (kongfu)、穆mù (ancient warrior)


4. Good luck: 钱qián (money) 、金jīn (gold)、安ān (safe)

5. Pick a family from the plants: 花huā (flower) 、梅méi (plum) 、叶yè (leaf) 、柳liǔ (willow)

6. Pick a family from the Nature: 雷léi (thunder)、江jiāng (river) 、石shí (stone)

7. Pick a two-word family name：欧阳ōu yáng、司马sī mǎ、东方dōng fāng、诸葛zhū gě

8. Pick from the most common ones:
陈chén林lín 李 lǐ王wáng张zhāng

9. Pick from Colors you like:
Colors: 颜yán(color)、黄huáng(yellow)、蓝lán(blue)、白bái (white)

10. Pick from Chinese famous people：孔kǒng (scholar)、孙sūn(wise man)、赵zhào(brave warrior)、关guān (loyal warrior)

11. Pick from Chinese Dynasties：唐táng、周zhōu、齐qí 、夏xià (summer)

12. Pick from legendary animals: 龙lóng (dragon)、凤fèng (Phoenix)
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