依玛
Yī Mǎ · tones 1-3
Meaning: rely on + agate
Character breakdown
Each character in 依玛 on its own — radical, stroke count, and core meaning.
- 依yǐ
- Radical
- 亻
- Strokes
- 8
- Meaning
- rely on, according to
- 玛mǎ
- Radical
- 王
- Strokes
- 7
- Meaning
- agate
How it sounds
Tone pattern 1-3 (high-level + falling-rising).
High-level then falling-rising. Clear opening, settled close — balanced and grounded.
Style: soft-modern
Gentle, warm sounds with contemporary semantics. Common for girls' names in 2010s–2020s China — approachable and unforced.
Pairing with a surname
2-character given name
Standard structure for modern Chinese names. Pairs naturally with most common single-character surnames (王, 李, 张, 陈, 刘) for a 3-character full name. Soft sound profile complements stronger common surnames well. Always read the full name aloud with your surname before finalizing to check for accidental homophones.