婉玛
Wǎn Mǎ · tones 3-3
Meaning: graceful + agate
Character breakdown
Each character in 婉玛 on its own — radical, stroke count, and core meaning.
- 婉wǎn
- Radical
- 女
- Strokes
- 11
- Meaning
- graceful, gentle
- 玛mǎ
- Radical
- 王
- Strokes
- 7
- Meaning
- agate
How it sounds
Tone pattern 3-3 (falling-rising + falling-rising).
Two falling-rising tones. In fast speech the first becomes rising (tone sandhi). Soft, low melody.
Style: classical-elegant
Draws on classical Chinese aesthetics — refined, literary, slightly formal. Works for families who want a name with traditional weight without being dated.
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.