清 (qīng) meaning in a name

清

qīng · clear and pure

Reading and written form

The Mandarin reading shown here is qīng; the plain spelling is qing. Unicode Unihan lists 11 strokes for this character. Stroke counts can vary by form or convention, so check the exact shape you plan to write.

Meaning in a name

清 can mean clear and pure. In a personal name, a reader considers this character together with its neighbor and the family name. For browsing, we group this character under water and steadiness. These are editorial themes, not a certification of a full name.

A closer reading of 清

Clarity can describe water, thought or conduct; the chosen partner should make the intended sense clear.

Compare the written images

澈 can suggest clear all the way through, while 清 points to clear and pure. They share a broad water theme, but replacing one with the other changes the image and the sound.

Examples and possible partners

In our reviewed starting collection, it appears in 清禾 (Qīng Hé), 朗清 (Lǎng Qīng), 竹清 (Zhú Qīng).

Characters with related themes include 澈, 安, 宁, 沐, 思. A compatible theme does not guarantee that any arbitrary pair sounds natural. Try the generator and ask a Mandarin speaker to assess the complete result.