Chinese Names for Snake Year People/Babies

1. 容、口、可、呈、吴、周、品、哈、喜、嘉、严、四、回、因、国、园、圆、图、团、宅、安、字、富、宁、宝、宽
The Snake always hides in the hole for hibernation and crawls in the hole freely, and the hole is its world. So, Chinese characters with the radicals of ''口'' and ''宀'' (which are related to hole) in name could enable the people born in the Snake year to show talents well.

2. 木、本、杰、杏、杉、材、东、林、松、桐、格、桔、栩、栋、枫、森、柏、荣、桥、树
Chinese characters with the radicals of ''木'' (meaning: Tree) is auspicious to be used in name as the Snake likes to climb up the tree, which means upgrade to a Dragon.

3. 彤、形、彦、彬、纪、约、纷、维、练、纬、缘、县、绩、缤、祝、祖、市、师、帆、采、释
It’s good to see Chinese characters with the radicals of ''彡'', ''系'', ''衣'', ''示'', ''采'' and ''巾'' (which are related to colorful clothing). These characters also indicate upgrade to a Dragon thus lead to a rise in status in society.

4. 酉、羽、西、金、姚、凤、鸣、鹃、鹤、莺、鸾、牡、特、纽、翔、轩、悲、翟、翰
Chinese characters with the radicals of ''酉'' (the earthly branch of Rooster) or ''丑'' (the earthly branch of Ox) which is in 3-harmony relationship with the earthly branch ''巳'' of Snake are auspicious. Those characters or characters with the radicals related to Rooster or Ox such as ''鸟''，''羽''， ''金'',  ''牜'' etc. are also suggested.

5. 马、许、群、祥、翔、姜、妹
Chinese characters with the radicals of ''马'' (meaning: Horse) or ''午'' ( earthly branch of Horse) and ''羊'' (meaning: Sheep) or ''未'' ( earthly branch of Sheep) because the Snake is compatible with Horse and Sheep. These characters in name indicate the strength of help and support.

6. 士、壮、寿、臣、贤、多、尚、而、尹
Chinese characters with the radicals of ''小'', ''少'', ''臣'', ''士'', ''寸'' and ''少'' (meaning: little or young) etc. is good to be used in name as the Snake is also regarded as the little Dragon in Chinese culture.

7. 田、由、男、界、留、番、画、畸、畴、疆、福、思、迪
Good to select Chinese characters with the radical of ''田'' (meaning: field) as the Snake likes to move in the field and the character ''田'' has four openings which mean the hideout.

8. 巴、乾、元、兆、克、延、廷、建、进、逸、道、达、运、远、选、还、迈、郭、邬、邹、郑、邓
Chinese characters with the radicals which look like the Snake, such as ''辶'',  ''廴'',  ''弓'',  ''走'',  ''几'',  ''己'',  ''虫'' , ''邑'' etc. are suggested to use.

1. 虎、虔、虚、虞、良、山、邱、丘、岗、仙、峥、嵘
In Chinese Zodiac, the Tiger and Snake harm and conflict with each other. So, never use Chinese characters with the radical of ''虎'' (meaning: tiger) in name. The radical of ''山'' or ''丘'' (meaning mountain) which has relation with the tiger should also be avoided.

2. 象、豫、家、毅、聚、缘、朱
Chinese characters with the radical of ''亥'' which is the earthly branch of Pig conflicts with the earthly branch ''巳'' of Snake, thus should also be avoided.

It would be preferable to select the following surnames for the people born in the Snake year.
马、冯、许、丁、牛、钮、邓、郭、郑、斐、翁、邬、金、谭、姚、王、彭、常、陈、巴、朱、张、熊、姜、庞、龙、龚、农、柳、刘、毛、成、武、方、石、田、司、吴、吕、周、谷、高、宫、祝、商、哈、黄、苗、程、颜、严、萧、顾、贺、翟 and etc.
 
The Snake people should avoid choosing the following surnames:
徐、倪、佟、卢、岳、康、孔、李、孟、孙、承、丞、永、冰、郭、洪、汪、泰、江、游、池、沈、温、潘、家、象、朱 and etc.

Following are decent and elegant given names for male and female Snakes.

Auspicious Two-Words Given Names:
For Male: 远达、国栋、图安、富宽、宝宁、东林、安格、翰文、建廷
For Female: 圆荣、采彤、维维、金凤、嘉轩、思思、羽西

Auspicious One-Word Given Names:
For Male: 品、宁、杰、翔、祥、壮、迪、枫、
For Female: 鹃、莺、思、品、桐、彤、采、圆

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