Name of Chinese-Korean Character

fsarbolaez 2022-04-23 15:33:01 UTC #1

If there are anyone here with a Chinese, Korean, or Chinese-Korean background here, I need ask something to avoid any possible, easily avoidable mistakes:
I'm considering making a Chinese-Korean character and she has the name of Kaili Wong-Han. She was born to a couple, one Chinese (Wong-Yu Jin) and one Chinese-Korean. (Han-Ha Cho) I tried researching a good last name that would fit her ancestry and kind of reflect her pride in it, despite her name order goes the Western First Name-Last Name format instead of the Eastern Last Name-First Name format like her parents.
I'm mostly confident that there would be no issue, especially since the story is set decades into the future, but I just want to double check.

allenT 2022-04-23 16:59:20 UTC #2

Hi, i don't know much about Korean names but I know Chinese stuff.

First, I don't see issues on the parents' names ('Wong' & 'Han' as surnames, correct?) But by tradition Chinese(and maybe Korean too) don't blend surnames together (they just don't). Since both nationalities are very much patriarchal, the child's surname will have to follow after the father's. So if her father is Chinese then it's Wong Kaili, if the father is Chinese-Korean then it's Han Kaili.

https://www.google.com/search?q=chinese+follow+father's+surname
https://www.google.com/search?q=korean+follow+father's+surname

You can also switch order like: Kaili Wong/ Kaili Han to your liking.

Hope this helps!

allenT 2022-04-23 17:37:59 UTC #3

I need to add another fact that is there's possibility of child following mother's surname in Chinese/Korean society. It's just they are in the minority. I added this after checking on other forums about the topic.

fsarbolaez 2022-04-23 20:08:36 UTC #4

Thank you so much!

Thinking it over, I should probably ask about two other characters I had in mind, which I've been wanting to ask about. They're not from around the same regions and nationalities, so I'm probably going to have to post another thread to get a better idea.

system 2022-05-23 20:08:41 UTC #5

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