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Chinese dog names

Chinese words and names with their meanings, written in pinyin without tone marks.

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Girl names (39)

Anjing
Means peaceful or quiet in Mandarin, for a calm dog · Chinese
Bingbing
Means ice in Mandarin, for a cool pale coat · Chinese
Bixia
Means azure dawn in Mandarin, bright and poetic · Chinese
Chunhua
Means spring blossom in Mandarin · Chinese
Daiyu
Means black jade, the heroine of the classic novel Dream of the Red Chamber · Chinese
Hua
Chinese for flower or blossom · Chinese
Huan
Chinese for happy or pleased · Chinese
Jing
Chinese for quiet, still and gentle · Chinese
Ju
Chinese for chrysanthemum · Chinese
Keai
Means cute or adorable in Mandarin · Chinese · small dogs
Lan
Chinese for orchid, or for mountain mist · Chinese
Lian
Chinese for lotus or water lily · Chinese
Ling
Chinese for bell, or for spirit · Chinese
Liu
Means willow in Mandarin, graceful and slender · Chinese
Mei
Chinese for beautiful, or for the Chinese plum · Chinese
Meimei
Means little sister in Mandarin, a sweet nickname · Chinese
Meng
Chinese for dream · Chinese
Mochou
A Chinese name meaning free of sadness · Chinese
Nainai
A cosy, milky sweet sounding Mandarin pet name · Chinese
Ning
Chinese for peaceful, calm and serene · Chinese
Nuan
Chinese for warm · Chinese
Pingping
A doubled Mandarin name meaning peaceful · Chinese
Qiao
Means pretty or clever in Mandarin · Chinese
Qiqi
A lively, bouncy Mandarin pet name · Chinese
Shuang
Means frost in Mandarin, crisp and graceful · Chinese
Tangtang
Means sweetie or sugar sugar in Mandarin · Chinese
Tiantian
Means sweet in Mandarin, for an affectionate lap dog · Chinese
Xia
Chinese for summer, or for rosy clouds · Chinese
Xiaohua
Means little flower in Mandarin · Chinese
Xiaomei
Chinese for little plum · Chinese · small dogs
Xiaoyun
Means little cloud in Mandarin, for a fluffy dog · Chinese
Xingyue
Means stars and moon in Mandarin, dreamy and lyrical · Chinese
Xue
Chinese for snow · Chinese
Xuemei
Chinese for snow and plum blossom · Chinese
Yin
Chinese for silver · Chinese
Yinzhu
Means silver pearl in Mandarin · Chinese
Yue
Chinese for moon · Chinese
Yulan
Chinese for magnolia, from jade and orchid · Chinese
Ziyun
Means purple cloud in Mandarin, rare and lovely · Chinese

Boy names (27)

Ah Fook
A Cantonese style name meaning good luck · Cantonese
Biao
Means tiger stripes or little tiger in Mandarin · Chinese
Dahuang
Means big yellow in Mandarin, the classic name for a village dog · Chinese · big dogs
Daxia
Means great hero in Mandarin, the noble swordsman of wuxia tales · Chinese
Fugui
Means rich and honoured in Mandarin, an old style dog name · Chinese
Guang
Means light in Mandarin, bright and cheerful · Chinese
Hao
Means good or excellent in Mandarin · Chinese
Hei
Means black in Mandarin, sleek and stylish · Chinese
Hu
Means tiger in Mandarin, short and fierce · Chinese
Huo
Means fire in Mandarin, sharp and intense · Chinese
Jinlong
Means golden dragon in Mandarin, strong and lucky · Chinese
Kang
Means well-being and health in Mandarin · Chinese
Laifu
A classic Chinese dog name meaning good fortune arrives · Chinese
Long
Chinese for dragon · Chinese · big dogs
Mu
Chinese for shepherd, or for tree and wood · Chinese
Peng
Chinese for friend · Chinese
Shizi
Means lion in Mandarin · Chinese · big dogs
Song
Means pine tree in Mandarin, steady and evergreen · Chinese
Tao
Chinese for large waves · Chinese
Wai Hoi
Means mighty ocean in Cantonese · Cantonese
Wangcai
The best known Chinese dog name, meaning one who brings wealth · Chinese
Xiaofeng
Means little wind in Mandarin, for a fast dog · Chinese
Xiaohei
Means little black in Mandarin, a classic name for a dark dog · Chinese
Xiaolong
Means little dragon in Mandarin, cute but confident · Chinese
Xiong
Means bear and also heroic in Mandarin · Chinese · big dogs
Yingxiong
Means hero in Mandarin, bold and legendary · Chinese
Yong
Chinese for brave · Chinese

Names for either (49)

An
Chinese for peace and quiet · Chinese
Bai
Chinese for white or pure · Chinese
Baobao
Means precious baby in Mandarin, a classic pet nickname · Chinese · small dogs
Benben
Means silly or clumsy in Mandarin, for a goofy dog · Chinese
Chen
Chinese for dawn or morning · Chinese
Dan
Chinese for cinnabar, a vermilion red · Chinese
Dan Tat
Cantonese for egg tart, a golden custard pastry · Cantonese
Dandan
Means little egg in Mandarin, playful and round · Chinese
Diandian
Means little dots in Mandarin, for a spotted dog · Chinese
Doufu
Means tofu in Mandarin, soft and pale · Chinese
Duoduo
Means more more in Mandarin, for a dog who always wants more · Chinese
Fai Lok
Means happy or joyful in Cantonese · Cantonese
Fei
Means to fly or soar in Mandarin · Chinese
Gam Gwat
Cantonese for kumquat, the little golden citrus of good luck · Cantonese · small dogs
Guoguo
Means fruit fruit in Mandarin, bright and bouncy · Chinese
Hai
Chinese for sea or ocean · Chinese
Hong
Chinese for rainbow, or for red · Chinese
Huanhuan
Means happy happy in Mandarin, for a cheerful wriggler · Chinese
Jia
Chinese for good and beautiful, or for home and family · Chinese
Jianbing
A crispy Chinese breakfast crepe from street stalls · Chinese
Jin
Chinese for gold · Chinese
Lantian
Means blue sky in Mandarin, open-hearted · Chinese
Lele
Means joy joy in Mandarin · Chinese
Lin
Chinese for forest · Chinese
Linghu
Means spirit fox, a name from Chinese legend · Chinese
Lo Mai Gai
Sticky rice wrapped in a lotus leaf, a dim sum dish · Cantonese
Mahua
A twisted, crunchy fried dough snack · Chinese
Mianbao
Means bread in Mandarin, for a golden, loaf shaped dog · Chinese
Ming
Chinese for bright, light and clear · Chinese
Naicha
Means milk tea in Mandarin, for a creamy tan dog · Chinese
Naonao
Means naughty in Mandarin, for a little troublemaker · Chinese
Ngaam Ngaam
Means just right in Cantonese · Cantonese
Niangao
Chinese new year rice cake, sweet and chewy · Chinese
Ping An
Means peace and safety in Chinese · Chinese
Qiu
Chinese for autumn · Chinese
Rui
Means auspicious or lucky in Mandarin · Chinese
Shan
Chinese for mountain · Chinese · big dogs
Shanhai
Means mountains and seas in Mandarin, for a wanderer · Chinese
Shushu
A warm, gentle sounding Mandarin name, for a shy dog · Chinese
Siu Mai
A small open dumpling, a dim sum classic · Cantonese · small dogs
Wangwang
Means prosperous prosperous in Mandarin, and also sounds like woof woof · Chinese
Xiaobai
Means little white in Mandarin, a classic name for a white dog · Chinese
Xiaoyu
Means little jade in Mandarin, precious and elegant · Chinese
Xing
Chinese for star · Chinese
Xingchen
Means stars in Mandarin, for a shining personality · Chinese
Yum Cha
Cantonese for drinking tea, the dim sum brunch tradition · Cantonese
Yun
Chinese for cloud · Chinese
Yunhai
Means sea of clouds in Mandarin, the view from a mountain top · Chinese
Zhao
Means morning or sunrise in Mandarin · Chinese

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