Twelve naming patterns for Chinese given names in comparison with Korean

1. Based on eight birthday characters and the sexangenary cyle (kanji)
   
   Xû Qinghuang (許淸江) ‘Xu Clear-River’
   
   Xû Huoyan (許火炎) ‘Xu Fire-Flame’
   
   
2. Generation order:
   xian rén yí lûzé, yì shì zhòng shu tián
   ‘Precious person give ritual principle, great generation plow book book field.’
   
   Huáng Xian-X or Huáng X-Xian
   Huáng Xian-Y or Huáng Y-Xian
   Huáng Xian-Z or Huáng Z-Xian
   
   
   Korean:
   Generation in cycle: Water (水) - Tree (木) - Fire (火) - Earth/Ash (土) - Iron (金)
   
   Earth generation: Kyu-Pong 圭鳳, Kyu-Pung 圭鵬
   Iron generation: Wôn-Sôk 元錫
   Water generation: Wôn-Hyo 源孝, Wôn-Je 源劑, Wôn-Chôl 源鐵, Wôn-Moon 源文
   Tree generation: Hyo-Sang 孝相, Han-Sang 漢相, Il-Sang 一 相, Chôlsang 鐵相
   (Fire generation: Yông (煐))
   Earth generation: Kyu-In 圭仁, Kyu-Hyôn 圭賢
   
   

3. Birth order:
   
   Xû Sangjiang (許三江) ‘Xu Third-River’
   Lín Sìjun (林四君) ‘Lin Fourth-Lord’
   
   CF. Korean: Il-Su/I-Su/Sam-su, Hana/Duri (Dul-i)/Sera
   
   
4. The parents' desire to have or keep an heir:
   
   (a) Name the latest daughter as: Zhaodì (召弟) ‘to greet a younger brother’ Wán (完) ‘The End’, Jìn (盡) ‘to exhaust’
   
   Korean:
   Mal-ja (末子) ‘Last-child’
   Congja (從子) 'Follow-son'
   Kkûthnyôni ‘Last-daughter’
   Hunam (後男) 'later-boy'
   
   (b) Give a respugnant or disgusting name to the latest survived son: ‘Beg for food/Begger’, Big-simplemind/fool’ to protect the child from evil spirits
   
   (c) Give a female name:
   
   
   
5. Supernatural adoption:
   
   Shísheng (石生) ‘Stone-born’
   Tiansheng 天生 ‘Sky-born’
   Rísheng (日生) ‘Sun-born’
   Shuîsheng (水生) ‘Water-born’
   
   Korean: Chôn-Il (天一), Chôn-Su (天秀), Kyu-Ha (奎河), Sôk-Pong (石峯), Kang Sôk-Hee (石熙)
   
   
   
6. Memory of grandparents, parents or loved ones: Zûo 祖 ‘grandfather’, Mû 母 ‘mother’
   
   Korean: Hyo-Sang
   
   
7. The place of birth:
   
   
8. Parents' expectation of their children:
   
   ‘To add wealth’
   ‘To add more male children’
   'Come in-wealth'
   'To add longivity'
   'Come-gold'
   'To have field-land'
   
   
9. Gratitude to the God of Heaven
   
   ‘The God Heaven'
   ‘Heaven Bestow’
   'Heaven’s blessing' 天福
   'Heaven’s favor' 天惠
   ‘Heaven give’ 天送'
   
   
10. The year of one's birth
    
    Korean: Chun-ja (春子), Chu-ja (秋子) Cf. April, June, Friday, Wedenesday
    
    
11. Animals:
    
    For boys: Big birds, big, strong, wild, energetic animals
    e.g. Cow, Tiger, Dragon, Lion, Sky-swan, Tortoise
    
    For girls: Small birds, gentle animals for girls:
    e.g. Fish, Bee, Crane-autumn, Mandarin-Duck, Spiral hell, Clam
    
    Korean: Lee Chong-Yong (靑龍), Lee Mong-Lyong (夢龍), Lee Ho (虎)
    
    Cf. Tiger
    
    
12. Miscellaneous: Four principles