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Names from poems
Each name here is two characters taken from a line of classical poetry. The page for each name gives the meaning of both characters and the line it comes from.
100 names
- 清泉qīng quán｜AnyAutumn Evening in the Mountains
- 長風cháng fēng｜BoyThe Road Is Hard
- 明月míng yuè｜AnyBamboo Grove Retreat
- 雲帆yún fān｜BoyThe Road Is Hard
- 春曉chūn xiǎo｜GirlSpring Dawn
- 詩情shī qíng｜GirlAutumn Song
- 碧霄bì xiāo｜BoyAutumn Song
- 晴空qíng kōng｜AnyAutumn Song
- 清輝qīng huī｜BoyMoonlit Night
- 曉紅xiǎo hóng｜GirlHappy Rain on a Spring Night
- 浩然hào rán｜BoySong of Righteousness
- 丹心dān xīn｜BoyCrossing the Lingding Sea
- 冰心bīng xīn｜GirlFarewell to Xin Jian at Hibiscus Tower
- 碧空bì kōng｜AnyFarewell to Meng Haoran at Yellow Crane Tower
- 白雲bái yún｜AnyFarewell (Dismounting to Drink)
- 青山qīng shān｜BoyFarewell to a Friend
- 千里qiān lǐ｜AnyClimbing Stork Tower
- 山月shān yuè｜GirlQuiet Night Thoughts
- 春風chūn fēng｜AnyMooring at Guazhou
- 寒梅hán méi｜GirlMiscellaneous Poem (You Have Come from Home)
- 遠芳yuǎn fāng｜GirlGrass on the Ancient Plain: A Farewell
- 晴翠qíng cuì｜GirlGrass on the Ancient Plain: A Farewell
- 春暉chūn huī｜AnySong of the Wandering Son
- 清光qīng guāng｜BoyOn the Night of the Fifteenth of the Eighth Month, on Duty in the Palace, Thinking of Yuan Zhen
- 天光tiān guāng｜BoyThoughts on Reading
- 雲影yún yǐng｜GirlThoughts on Reading
- 小荷xiǎo hé｜GirlThe Little Pond
- 晴柔qíng róu｜GirlThe Little Pond
- 花明huā míng｜GirlVisiting a Village West of the Mountains
- 閒雲xián yún｜AnyThe Pavilion of Prince Teng
- 彩雲cǎi yún｜GirlLeaving Baidi City at Dawn
- 輕舟qīng zhōu｜BoyLeaving Baidi City at Dawn
- 銀河yín hé｜AnyViewing the Waterfall at Mount Lu
- 雲漢yún hàn｜BoyDrinking Alone Under the Moon
- 青絲qīng sī｜GirlBring In the Wine
- 碧山bì shān｜BoyQuestion and Answer in the Mountains
- 心閒xīn xián｜AnyQuestion and Answer in the Mountains
- 滄海cāng hǎi｜BoyThe Road Is Hard
- 柳青liǔ qīng｜GirlFarewell to Yuan Er on His Mission to Anxi
- 清溪qīng xī｜AnySong of the Moon over Mount Emei
- 華年huá nián｜GirlThe Ornate Zither
- 暖玉nuǎn yù｜GirlThe Ornate Zither
- 碧玉bì yù｜GirlOde to the Willow
- 春江chūn jiāng｜AnySpring River in Flower on a Moonlit Night
- 江月jiāng yuè｜GirlSpring River in Flower on a Moonlit Night
- 江清jiāng qīng｜AnyMooring on the Jiande River
- 晴川qíng chuān｜BoyYellow Crane Tower
- 芳草fāng cǎo｜GirlYellow Crane Tower
- 清香qīng xiāng｜GirlSpring Night
- 嬋娟chán juān｜GirlPrelude to Water Melody (When Will the Moon Be Clear?)
- 如畫rú huà｜GirlRemembering the Past at Red Cliff
- 春潮chūn cháo｜BoyWest Stream at Chuzhou
- 琥珀hǔ pò｜GirlWritten as a Traveler
- 杏花xìng huā｜GirlQingming
- 映紅yìng hóng｜GirlSpring in Jiangnan
- 江楓jiāng fēng｜BoyNight Mooring at Maple Bridge
- 碧溪bì xī｜AnyThe Road Is Hard
- 微風wēi fēng｜AnyThoughts While Traveling at Night
- 泰寧tài níng｜BoyA New Mountain Cottage Below Incense Burner Peak, Written on the East Wall
- 青雲qīng yún｜BoySeeing White Hair in the Mirror
- 乘月chéng yuè｜BoyVisiting a Village West of the Mountains
- 才俊cái jùn｜BoyWritten at the Wujiang Pavilion
- 平安píng ān｜AnyMeeting an Envoy Bound for the Capital
- 雲深yún shēn｜AnySeeking the Recluse but Not Finding Him
- 天際tiān jì｜BoyFarewell to Meng Haoran at Yellow Crane Tower
- 楓林fēng lín｜AnyMountain Walk
- 飛流fēi liú｜BoyViewing the Waterfall at Mount Lu
- 長安cháng ān｜BoyMidnight Song of Wu (Autumn)
- 山青shān qīng｜BoyQuatrain (The River Blue)
- 時雨shí yǔ｜GirlHappy Rain on a Spring Night
- 水光shuǐ guāng｜GirlDrinking at West Lake: First Sun, Then Rain
- 相宜xiāng yí｜GirlDrinking at West Lake: First Sun, Then Rain
- 雲間yún jiān｜AnyLiangzhou Song (Beyond Yumen Pass)
- 花間huā jiān｜GirlDrinking Alone Under the Moon
- 春好chūn hǎo｜GirlEarly Spring: For Zhang the Eighteenth of the Ministry of Water
- 日昇rì shēng｜BoyClimbing Feilai Peak
- 青天qīng tiān｜BoyPrelude to Water Melody (When Will the Moon Be Clear?)
- 河嶽hé yuè｜BoySong of Righteousness
- 平明píng míng｜BoyFarewell to Xin Jian at Hibiscus Tower
- 千金qiān jīn｜GirlSpring Night
- 香霧xiāng wù｜GirlMoonlit Night
- 新雨xīn yǔ｜GirlAutumn Evening in the Mountains
- 南山nán shān｜BoyFarewell (Dismounting to Drink)
- 綠樹lǜ shù｜AnyVisiting an Old Friend's Farm
- 重陽chóng yáng｜BoyVisiting an Old Friend's Farm
- 千尋qiān xún｜GirlClimbing Feilai Peak
- 回眸huí móu｜GirlSong of Everlasting Sorrow
- 比翼bǐ yì｜AnySong of Everlasting Sorrow
- 邀月yāo yuè｜GirlDrinking Alone Under the Moon
- 江雪jiāng xuě｜GirlRiver Snow
- 星野xīng yě｜AnyThoughts While Traveling at Night
- 鳴鸞míng luán｜GirlThe Pavilion of Prince Teng
- 踏歌tà gē｜AnyFor Wang Lun
- 紅豆hóng dòu｜GirlLonging
- 風光fēng guāng｜AnyQujiang
- 江南jiāng nán｜BoyMeeting Li Guinian in Jiangnan
- 碧草bì cǎo｜GirlThe Prime Minister of Shu
- 藍田lán tián｜AnyThe Ornate Zither
- 朝雨zhāo yǔ｜GirlFarewell to Yuan Er on His Mission to Anxi
- 登高dēng gāo｜BoyThinking of My Brothers on the Double Ninth
Gender labels follow how each name is usually given in Japan, where these names were first collected; in Chinese most of them are used for anyone.