Here is a list of Chinese names that start with H. The page includes both family names and given names for boys and girls, along with their translations.

The list is divided into multiple sections. All the names are drawn from the Chinese Name Database (1930–2008), which contains data on over one billion people, nearly everyone born in China during that period. I analyzed the data in several ways:

  • I removed the most uncommon (less than 1 in 100,000) names from the list.
  • I categorized the given names by gender. Male or names are those given to boys or girls more than 75% of the time, while androgynous names appear have a more even distribution.
  • Traditional names were more common in the late 1900s, while modern names are more common with people born in the 2000s.
  • I also added translations to all the names.

How to Use the List of Chinese Names

This list includes the individual characters that appear in Chinese names. In China, the family name comes first (for example, Xi Jinping, 习近平), followed by the given name. While 95% of family names consist of a single character (Xi, 习), given names more often consist of two characters (Jinping, 近平). However, single-character given names are also common.

If you’re using these lists to create a fictional character, you can either use a single-character given name or combine two characters that work together.

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Traditional Chinese Boy Names That Begin with H

  • Hā, 哈: (interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with
  • Hàn, 汉: Han ethnic group; Chinese (language); the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
  • Háng, 行: row; line; commercial firm
  • Háo, 毫: hair; drawing brush; (in the) least
  • Hé, 合: to close; to join; to fit
  • Hé, 和: Japanese (food, clothes etc); and; together with
  • Hé, 河: river
  • Hēng, 亨: prosperous; henry (unit of inductance)
  • Héng, 恒: permanent; constant; fixed
  • Hóng, 宏: great; magnificent; macro (computing)
  • Hòu, 厚: thick; deep or profound; kind
  • Hú, 湖: lake
  • Hǔ, 虎: tiger
  • Huái, 槐: Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica); Japanese pagoda tree
  • Huái, 淮: name of a river
  • Huán, 寰: large domain; extensive region
  • Huáng, 煌: brilliant
  • Huáng, 皇: emperor
  • Huī, 辉: splendor; to shine upon

Trendy Chinese Boy Names Starting with H (2000s)

  • Hā, 哈: (interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with
  • Hàn, 汉: Han ethnic group; Chinese (language); the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
  • Hàn, 瀚: ocean; vastness
  • Hàn, 翰: writing brush; writing; pen
  • Háng, 杭: Hangzhou
  • Háng, 航: boat; ship; craft
  • Háng, 行: row; line; commercial firm
  • Hào, 昊: vast and limitless; the vast sky
  • Háo, 毫: hair; drawing brush; (in the) least
  • Hào, 浩: grand; vast (water)
  • Hào, 淏:
  • Hào, 灏: vast (of water)
  • Hào, 皓: bright; luminous; white (esp. bright white teeth of youth or white hair of old age)
  • Háo, 豪: grand; heroic
  • Hào, 颢: bright; white
  • Hé, 合: to close; to join; to fit
  • Hé, 和: Japanese (food, clothes etc); and; together with
  • Hé, 河: river
  • Hè, 赫: awe-inspiring
  • Hēng, 亨: prosperous; henry (unit of inductance)
  • Héng, 恒: permanent; constant; fixed
  • Héng, 衡: to weigh; weight; measure
  • Hóng, 宏: great; magnificent; macro (computing)
  • Hóng, 弘: great; liberal
  • Hóng, 鸿: eastern bean goose; great; large
  • Hòu, 厚: thick; deep or profound; kind
  • Hú, 湖: lake
  • Huá, 骅: chestnut horse
  • Huái, 槐: Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica); Japanese pagoda tree
  • Huái, 淮: name of a river
  • Huán, 寰: large domain; extensive region
  • Huán, 桓: Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi); big; pillar (old)
  • Huáng, 煌: brilliant
  • Huáng, 皇: emperor
  • Huī, 珲: (fine jade)
  • Huī, 辉: splendor; to shine upon

Chinese Female Given Names Popular in the Past, Starting with H

  • Hé, 荷: Holland; the Netherlands; lotus
  • Hóng, 虹: rainbow
  • Huà, 画: to draw; picture; painting
  • Huā, 花: flower; blossom; fancy pattern
  • Huàn, 唤: to call
  • Huàn, 换: to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute
  • Huán, 环: ring; hoop; loop
  • Huì, 卉: plants
  • Huì, 惠: favor; benefit; to bestow
  • Huì, 慧: intelligent
  • Huì, 绘: to draw; to paint

Chinese Girl Names Starting with H Popular Now

  • Hàn, 菡: lotus blossom
  • Hé, 荷: Holland; the Netherlands; lotus
  • Hóng, 虹: rainbow
  • Huà, 画: to draw; picture; painting
  • Huì, 卉: plants
  • Huì, 惠: favor; benefit; to bestow
  • Huì, 慧: intelligent
  • Huì, 绘: to draw; to paint
  • Huì, 荟: to flourish; luxuriant growth
  • Huì, 蕙: Coumarouna odorata

Chinese Male/Female Names Popular in the 1900s (Letter H)

  • Hǎi, 海: ocean; sea; great number of people or things
  • Hǎn, 罕: rare
  • Hǎo, 好: good; well; proper
  • Hé, 何: what; how; why
  • Hè, 贺: to congratulate
  • Hè, 鹤: crane
  • Hēi, 黑: black; dark; sinister
  • Hóng, 洪: flood; big; great
  • Hóng, 红: red; popular; revolutionary
  • Hòu, 后: empress; queen; back
  • Hú, 胡: non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous
  • Huà, 化: to make into; to change into; -ization
  • Huá, 华: magnificent; splendid; flowery
  • Huái, 怀: bosom; heart; mind
  • Huān, 欢: joyous; happy; pleased
  • Huàn, 焕: brilliant; lustrous
  • Huáng, 黄: yellow; pornographic; to fall through
  • Huì, 会: can; to be possible; to be able to
  • Huí, 回: to circle; to go back; to turn around
  • Huī, 徽: badge; emblem; insignia
  • Huī, 晖: sunshine; to shine upon
  • Huǒ, 伙: meals (abbr. for 伙食[huo3 shi2]); companion; partner
  • Huǒ, 火: fire; urgent; ammunition

Androgynous Chinese Names Starting with H Popular Today

  • Hǎi, 海: ocean; sea; great number of people or things
  • Hán, 函: envelope; case; letter
  • Hán, 含: to keep; to contain; to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing)
  • Hán, 寒: cold; poor; to tremble
  • Hán, 晗: before daybreak; dawn about to break; (used in given names)
  • Hán, 涵: to contain; to include; culvert
  • Hán, 焓: enthalpy
  • Hǎn, 罕: rare
  • Hán, 韩: Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897; Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国
  • Hǎo, 好: good; well; proper
  • Hé, 何: what; how; why
  • Hé, 禾: cereal; grain
  • Hè, 贺: to congratulate
  • Hè, 鹤: crane
  • Héng, 珩: top gem of pendant from girdle
  • Hóng, 泓: clear; vast and deep; classifier for a body of clear water
  • Hóng, 洪: flood; big; great
  • Hú, 胡: non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous
  • Huà, 桦: birch tree; Betula japonica
  • Huá, 铧: plowshare; spade
  • Huái, 怀: bosom; heart; mind
  • Huān, 欢: joyous; happy; pleased
  • Huàn, 焕: brilliant; lustrous
  • Huáng, 黄: yellow; pornographic; to fall through
  • Huī, 徽: badge; emblem; insignia
  • Huī, 晖: sunshine; to shine upon
  • Huì, 汇: to remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange

Chinese Last Names Beginning with the Letter H

  • Hā, 哈: laughter; yawn
  • Hǎi, 海: ocean; sea
  • Hán, 韩: South Korea; Korean
  • Háng, 杭: Hangzhou
  • Háng, 行: a row; profession
  • Hǎo, 郝: ancient place name
  • Hé, 何: carry; what
  • Hé, 和: and; together with
  • Hè, 贺: congratulate
  • Hè, 赫: awe-inspiring
  • Hēi, 黑: black; dark
  • Héng, 衡: to weigh; weight
  • Hóng, 洪: flood
  • Hóng, 红: bonus; popular
  • Hóu, 侯: marquis
  • Hòu, 候: wait
  • Hòu, 后: empress; queen
  • Hú, 胡: beard; what why how
  • Hù, 户: a household; door
  • Hù, 扈: retinue
  • Hǔ, 虎: tiger
  • Hū, 呼: to call; to cry
  • Huá, 华: China; magnificent
  • Huà, 化: to make into; to change into
  • Huā, 花: flower; blossom
  • Huái, 怀: to think of; to cherish
  • Huàn, 宦: an official
  • Huáng, 皇: emperor
  • Huáng, 黄: sulfur; yellow
  • Huángfǔ, 皇甫: 皇: emperor; 甫: just; just now
  • Huí, 回: a time; to circle
  • Huì, 惠: favor; kind act
  • Huò, 霍: cholera
  • Huǒ, 火: fire

About This List

I have made similar lists of Chinese names for all the letters of the alphabet from A to Z. The only letters missing are those that don’t appear as initials in Chinese. 

About Arimo Travels

My website, Arimo Travels, started as a hub for sustainable travel guides. In 2026, I announced that I would stop updating the site. However, I enjoy working on these lists of names from different countries, so I continue to add them quietly.

To some people, spending hours working with Excel spreadsheets and lists might sound incredibly boring. However, I find it very engaging and a great way to unwind after my much more demanding day job as a psychologist.

Besides these lists of Chinese given names and surnames, I have created similar lists for names from many other countries. You can find them all on the Names Around the World page.

When this site still focused on traveling, I wrote one blog post about my past travels in China.