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Chinese dog and cat names

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Classic pet names

  1. wàng旺cái财

    to bring wealth; Wangcai (common dog name)

  2. dà大huáng黄

    Yellow (common name for a yellow dog)

  3. xiǎo小hēi黑

    Blackie (common pet name for a black animal)

  4. mī咪mī咪

    kitty; meow

  5. lè乐lè乐

    Lele (common name for children and pets)

  6. miāo喵miāo喵

    kitty

  7. èr二hā哈

    husky (dog)

Food names

  1. nián年gāo糕

    New Year rice cake

  2. tāng汤yuán圆

    glutinous rice ball (sweet dumpling in soup)

  3. jiǎo饺zi子

    dumpling (boiled, crescent-shaped)

  4. bāo包zi子

    steamed bun (with filling)

  5. mán馒tou头

    steamed bun

  6. dòu豆bāo包

    steamed bun stuffed with bean paste

  7. hún馄tun饨

    wonton; dumpling soup

  8. nǎi奶chá茶

    milk tea; bubble tea

  9. bù布dīng丁

    pudding

  10. kě可lè乐

    cola; Coke

  11. bǐng饼gān干

    cookie; cracker

  12. guǒ果dòng冻

    jelly; Jell-O

  13. huā花shēng生

    peanut

  14. tǔ土dòu豆

    potato

  15. dòu豆fu腐

    tofu; bean curd

  16. pí皮dàn蛋

    century egg; preserved egg

  17. lì栗zi子

    chestnut

  18. yòu柚zi子

    pomelo

  19. táo桃zi子

    peach

  20. xī西guā瓜

    watermelon

  21. nán南guā瓜

    pumpkin; squash

  22. kā咖fēi啡

    coffee

  23. kě可kě可

    cocoa

  24. niú牛nǎi奶

    milk; cow's milk

  25. mǐ米lì粒

    grain of rice

By colour and look

  1. méi煤qiú球

    briquette; coal ball

  2. xuě雪qiú球

    snowball

  3. zhī芝ma麻

    sesame

  4. hēi黑dòu豆

    black soybean

  5. jú橘zi子

    tangerine; mandarin orange

  6. diǎn点diǎn点

    dots; specks

  7. pàng胖pàng胖

    chubby; plump

  8. hǔ虎zǐ子

    tiger cub

Lucky names

  1. fù富guì贵

    riches and honor; wealth and rank

  2. yuán元bǎo宝

    gold or silver ingot (old currency)

  3. zhāo招cái财

    to attract wealth

  4. fā发cái财

    to get rich; to make a fortune

  5. jí吉xiáng祥

    auspicious; lucky

  6. rú如yì意

    as one wishes

  7. píng平ān安

    safe and sound; peaceful

  8. fú福

    good fortune; blessing

Cute doubled names

  1. dòu豆dou豆

    bean; little thing

  2. máo毛mao毛

    fine hair; fuzz

  3. huā花huā花

    flowers (child talk)

  4. táng糖táng糖

    Tangtang (pet name or nickname)

  5. dū嘟dū嘟

    toot; beep

  6. guāi乖guāi乖

    darling; sweetie (to a child)

  7. niū妞niū妞

    little girl (pet name)

  8. yā丫yā丫

    little girl (often as a pet name)

Strong names for big dogs

  1. jiāng将jūn军

    general (military rank)

  2. lǎo老hǔ虎

    tiger

  3. dà大wáng王

    king; magnate

What is a classic Chinese dog name?

旺财 (wàngcái, to bring wealth), the dog name everyone knows, which wishes the family wealth; 大黄 (dàhuáng, Yellow) for a yellow dog and 小黑 (xiǎohēi, Blackie) for a black one are as common.

What are cute Chinese cat names?

咪咪 (mīmī, kitty) and 喵喵 (miāomiāo, kitty) are the cat’s own sounds; doubled names like 豆豆 (dòudou, bean) and 糖糖 (tángtáng, Tangtang) sound small and sweet, and food names like 汤圆 (tāngyuán, glutinous rice ball) and 年糕 (niángāo, New Year rice cake) suit a round cat.

Why name a pet after a food?

A food name is warm and a little funny, and it can match the pet: 黑豆 (black bean) or 煤球 (coal ball) for a black cat, 橘子 (tangerine) for an orange one, 汤圆 (a white rice ball) for a round white one.

How do I make a Chinese pet name cuter?

Double one syllable (豆 becomes 豆豆) or put 小 (xiǎo, little) before it: 小黑, 小花. Both are how Chinese speakers make a name sound small and dear.

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Names, pinyin and meanings from our own dictionary; it marks 旺财, 大黄, 小黑 and 乐乐 as common pet names.