Yeah I am going to a trip to Taiwan in X units of time for Y purpose (I want to avoid being doxxed) and the event organizers told me I need a Chinese name (idk for what exactly tbh).
So there you go. I’m pretty sure the chinese name means something like “complete enlightenment” (or at least that is a possible interpretation, which I’m going with cause its cool af).
I kinda wanted to do something with “xiao” because I find it cute and almost girly (although I think Chinese people wouldn’t find it as such), but it’s fine I guess.
Ah, thank you for the info. I choose a common surname specifically because I thought that would make it stand out less, but I suppose this concern is valid.
I can’t really reach out to the organisers about this. I have to submit my details through intermediaries who are taking care of the whole process.
You’re probably fine to use it, especially if you feel it’s similar to your og surname (evoking its pronunciation/first syllable, or its meaning). It’s just a consideration that might come up, definitely would feel weirder if you were a white westerner haha. Historically non-han peoples sinicizing took particular Chinese last names, for example, among Hui ethnic people who practice Islam, some common last names are 胡 hu/hussein 马 ma/mohammed 穆 mu/also mohammed