A public name should fit the person behind it.

For writers, artists, performers, streamers and creators who need a Chinese pen name or stage name that feels intentional rather than translated word for word.

Public names have a different job.

A pen name or stage name has to be memorable, usable and aligned with the identity you want to present. We look at sound, characters, tone, audience and how the name will appear in credits, social profiles or creative work.

Tone Literary, modern, understated, dramatic or playful should feel deliberate.

Pronunciation The name should be easy to say and remember in Chinese.

Public use We consider how it reads in bylines, credits, profiles and promotional material.

Pen & stage naming

Tell us who the name is for.

Share your field, audience, current name, preferred tone and whether any original sound should be preserved.

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