敦良
Dūn Liáng · tones 1-2
Meaning: honest + virtuous
Character breakdown
Each character in 敦良 on its own — radical, stroke count, and core meaning.
- 敦dūn
- Radical
- 攵
- Strokes
- 12
- Meaning
- honest, sincere
- 良liáng
- Radical
- 艮
- Strokes
- 7
- Meaning
- good, fine
How it sounds
Tone pattern 1-2 (high-level + rising).
High-level then rising. Opens bright and lifts upward — energetic and optimistic sound.
Style: virtue-classical
Carries a Confucian virtue character (仁 benevolence, 义 righteousness, 礼 propriety, 智 wisdom, 信 trust). Reads as traditional and intentional.
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. Always read the full name aloud with your surname before finalizing to check for accidental homophones.