<p>生、声、[<strong>省</strong>]、升、[<strong>胜</strong>]、圣、剩，[<strong>盛</strong>]、牲、绳、笙、甥、嵊、眚、乘、[<strong>昇</strong>]、晟、渑、㗂，呏，曻、泩、陞、鼪</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>[<strong>省</strong>] as in 自省 (introspection) <em>it is very meaningful as a name, but 省 can also mean province, may cause confusion</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>The following are very common single character names:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>[<strong>盛</strong>] as in 強盛 (powerful and prosperous)</p>
  
  <p>[<strong>胜</strong>] as in 胜利 (victory)</p>
  
  <p>[<strong>昇</strong>] as in 高昇 (rise high)  </p>
  
  <p><em>升 and 陞 also mean rise, but as a name, 昇 is the most standard one</em> </p>
</blockquote>

<p>The following are questionable:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>牲 as in 牲口 (livestock) - <em>very bad as a name</em></p>
  
  <p>剩 as in 剩余 (left-over; surplus; remaining) - <em>not suitable as a name</em></p>
  
  <p>生 as in 生存(alive) 生命(life) - <em>rare used in name because 生 is also a verb for give birth</em></p>
  
  <p>声 as in 声音(sound) - <em>not very meaningful as a name</em></p>
  
  <p>圣 as in 神圣(holy) - <em>too arrogant as a name</em></p>
  
  <p>甥 (nephew) - <em>not suitable as a name</em></p>
  
  <p>乘 (ride)- <em>not very meaningful as a name</em></p>
  
  <p>绳 (rope) - <em>not common as a name</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>The following are obscure Chinese characters, not suitable as common names:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>嵊、晟、渑、㗂，呏，曻、泩、鼪</p>
</blockquote>

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2019-04-22T15:01:27.457Z
`省` in `自省` is pronounced `xing3` rather than `sheng3`
imkzh
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Tang Ho
<p>Apparently there are quite a lot of characters that are pronounced as "sheng". (According to Pleco: 生、声、省、升、胜、圣、剩，盛、牲、绳、笙、甥、嵊、眚、乘、昇、晟、渑、㗂，呏，曻、泩、陞、鼪)</p>

<p>Which of these could plausibly be used as a (single character) male given name?</p>

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2019-03-06T10:01:14.753Z
If you read the name in a novel, sheng 生 is sometimes used as a title meaning "student", so something like "Liu Sheng" might be "student Liu" rather than a name.
KWeiss
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"Sheng" as a male given name
# "Sheng" as a male given name

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-03)

Apparently there are quite a lot of characters that are pronounced as "sheng". (According to Pleco: 生、声、省、升、胜、圣、剩，盛、牲、绳、笙、甥、嵊、眚、乘、昇、晟、渑、㗂，呏，曻、泩、陞、鼪)

Which of these could plausibly be used as a (single character) male given name?

**Tags:** usage, names

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: If you read the name in a novel, sheng 生 is sometimes used as a title meaning "student", so something like "Liu Sheng" might be "student Liu" rather than a name.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-03-03. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

生、声、[**省**]、升、[**胜**]、圣、剩，[**盛**]、牲、绳、笙、甥、嵊、眚、乘、[**昇**]、晟、渑、㗂，呏，曻、泩、陞、鼪

> [**省**] as in 自省 (introspection) *it is very meaningful as a name, but 省 can also mean province, may cause confusion*

The following are very common single character names:

> [**盛**] as in 強盛 (powerful and prosperous)
>
> [**胜**] as in 胜利 (victory)
>
> [**昇**] as in 高昇 (rise high)
>
> *升 and 陞 also mean rise, but as a name, 昇 is the most standard one*

The following are questionable:

> 牲 as in 牲口 (livestock) - *very bad as a name*
>
> 剩 as in 剩余 (left-over; surplus; remaining) - *not suitable as a name*
>
> 生 as in 生存(alive) 生命(life) - *rare used in name because 生 is also a verb for give birth*
>
> 声 as in 声音(sound) - *not very meaningful as a name*
>
> 圣 as in 神圣(holy) - *too arrogant as a name*
>
> 甥 (nephew) - *not suitable as a name*
>
> 乘 (ride)- *not very meaningful as a name*
>
> 绳 (rope) - *not common as a name*

The following are obscure Chinese characters, not suitable as common names:

> 嵊、晟、渑、㗂，呏，曻、泩、鼪

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: `省` in `自省` is pronounced `xing3` rather than `sheng3`  

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