Chinese Names for Pig Year People/Babies

1. 田、甲、留、当、畴
Chinese characters with the radical of ''田'' (meaning: field) are good to use in the name because in the field, the pig could eat five cereals leisurely.

2. 豆、米、梁、集、精、秀、禾、秉、种、菊、苏、麦、樱
Chinese characters with the radicals of ''豆'', ''禾'', ''米'' and ''艹'' which are related to the bean, rice and cereals are most favorite to the Pig. The presence of these characters in name can endow the sense of abundance and you are blessed to have no need to worry about the food and clothing in the whole life.

3. 回、国、固 、围、图  
It’s auspicious to see Chinese characters with the radical of ''口'' (meaning: mouth) in the name because the Pig enjoys eating. The characters with the above radical indicate the good luck in having food.

4. 卯、柳、卿、未、善、羡、羚
Chinese characters with the radicals which are compatible with the Pig will be a great boost to your fortune. Rabbit (兔in Chinese) and Sheep (羊in Chinese) are very compatible with the Pig in Chinese Zodiac, so it’s good to see these two words in name. ''卯'' the earthly branch of Rabbit and ''未'' the earthly branch of Sheep are also good to use. If your name includes the characters with the above radicals, you will be benefited a lot, get help from others in the whole life, have virtuous wife and filial children.

5. 钮、铃、铭、镇、锋、钟
It’s good to use Chinese characters with the radical of ''金'' or ''钅'' (meaning metal). This is because the earthly branch ''亥'' of Pig belongs to water in five elements and metal can generate water, therefore the characters with the radical of ''钅''are of great help to you.

6. 孟、字、存、江、泉、泰、浩、清、温、泽
Chinese characters with the radicals which are compatible with the earthly branch ''亥'' of Pig, such as '子'' (the earthly branch of Rat) and ''丑'' (the earthly branch of Ox) are suggested to use. The radicals which have the similar meaning with '子'' include ''氵'' and ''冫''; ''牛'' which has the similar meaning with ''丑'' are also auspicious to be used in name.

1. 迅、婉、凯、毅、迎、蛾、强、疆、纪、风、妃、枫
Chinese characters with the radicals which look like a snake, such as ''辶'', ''廴'', ''川'', ''一'', ''邑'', ''乙'', ''弓'' should be avoided as much as possible because the earthly branch ''亥'' of Pig and the earthly branch ''巳'' of Snake conflict with each other. The characters with the above radicals will lead to the most serious affection in terms of kinship, wealth, career and health, thus should be avoided carefully.

2. 申、伸、绅、砷、侯、爱、媛
Chinese characters with the radicals which mean Monkey should be avoided, such as ''申'', ''袁'', ''爱'' and ''侯''. In Chinese astrology, the earthly branch ''亥'' of Pig and the earthly branch ''申'' of Monkey harm each other, thus the characters with the above radicals will bring hurt to you both physically and mentally.

3. 社、祀、祈、祝、祥、票、禁、棋、福、礼、祯
Chinese characters with the radical of ''示'' or ''衤'' which is related to sacrifice should be avoided as they indicate being killed for sacrifice, and your hard work in the whole life will have no result but sacrifice to others.

4. Chinese characters with the radicals of ''刀'', ''力'', ''血'', ''几'', ''皮'' and ''石'' which are related to killing and adverse to Pig should also be avoided.

It would be preferable to select the following surnames for the people born in the Pig year.
蒲、盖、丰、杨、姜、成、石、田、谷、黄、苗、游、康、李、孟、洪、江、池、沈、温、梁、牟、牛、钮、金、谭、姚、家、象、郭、柳、刘、宋、杜、林、季、幸、柏、桂、茆、梅、程、云、雷、汤、黎、叶、万、卢、陈、蒙、钱 and etc.

It would not be good to choose the following surnames:
王、尤、文、尹、巴、仇、公、史、包、朱、徐、倪、佟、章、熊、马、许、冯、丁、张、连、毛、袁、侯、申、萧、顾、庞、龙、孙、汪、孔、龚、农、郑、斐、邬 and etc.

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Auspicious Given Names for Pig Year Man
家勇  brave
浩铭 grand
存厚 with the heart overflowing with kindness
宇轩  sublimate, stylish and generous
智辉  owning a bright future and knowledge

Auspicious Given Names for Pig Year Woman
秀影 beautiful
莉娜 graceful and gentle
瑾萱 owning the fragrance of day lily and the elegance of jade
凌薇 full of vigor and vitality; wishing her to be a celebrity in the future
美莲 as beautiful as the lotus and possess the good quality of the lotus which is coming out of mud unsoiled

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