<p>I am trying to find out the Mandarin characters and the meaning behind a name,
Most web sites I go to have very generic answers, if they answer at all.</p>
<p>This thread doesn't answer my question <a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/7171/characters-to-pinyin-for-names">Characters to pinyin for names?</a></p>
<p>I have tried various websites but no luck as yet.</p>
<p>Any suggestions would be kindly appreciated</p>

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2023-09-19T03:42:23.233Z
No. Even with exact pinyin and tone, we can only guess one out of the many words that have the same pronunciation. For example: 燕彥艷(yàn); 文聞(wén); 炆玟(wén/mín).
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2023-09-19T16:05:12.083Z
What is the name? Many names are fairly common. Someone here will know the name!
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How can I find the Chinese meaning and possible characters for a Pinyin name (without tone marks)
# How can I find the Chinese meaning and possible characters for a Pinyin name (without tone marks)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-09-19)

I am trying to find out the Mandarin characters and the meaning behind a name,
Most web sites I go to have very generic answers, if they answer at all.

This thread doesn't answer my question [Characters to pinyin for names?](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/7171/characters-to-pinyin-for-names)

I have tried various websites but no luck as yet.

Any suggestions would be kindly appreciated

**Tags:** simplified-characters, names, surnames

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: No. Even with exact pinyin and tone, we can only guess one out of the many words that have the same pronunciation. For example: 燕彥艷(yàn); 文聞(wén); 炆玟(wén/mín).  
> **username_2**: What is the name? Many names are fairly common. Someone here will know the name!  

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