Talk:Chinese name

spelling of a character

 * Sometimes the same set of Chinese characters could be chosen as a Chinese name, a Hong Kong name, a Japanese name, a Korean name, or a Vietnamese name, but they would be spelled differently due to their varying historical pronunciation of Chinese characters.

Is spelled the best word here? —Tamfang (talk) 04:32, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't really think the sentence is really even correct or appropriate. I would say 'spelled' is an alright word, I would probably use 'transliterated' instead, but I think the sentence itself should probably be rewritten to make those respective names seem less...bespoke? As with many Sinosphere articles, we have a really difficult time writing elegantly when distinctions between Chinese [language] and Chinese [nationals] are necessary. Remsense  聊  06:12, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

chinese person articles in wikipedia
Only one thing: why are chinese names (in wikipedia) written family name first? They are not the only one in the world who use this style, other Asians use it as well, for the western people most notably Japanese. In elsewhere, at least Hungarian names use this style, though not in wikipedia for some reason. It seems that the chinese are the only ones not using the western style in wikipedia... 109.240.21.250 (talk) 20:51, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 * 109.240.21.250, It's about representation in English-language sources, which has historically been strongly "family, given" for Chinese, and "given, family" for Japanese, for example. It's not absolute: figures that are better known in English by a "given, family"-order name are referred to as such. Recently, Japanese names are written "family, given" more often in English, so there has been discussion on switching the name order in certain situations.See Naming conventions (Chinese) for more information. — Remsense  诉  01:51, 1 February 2024 (UTC)